"As two low-class Englishmen climb the social ladder, James Knight becomes a respected lawyer while Oliver Thirst becomes a career criminal. Knight marries an American woman, but Thirst seduces her and they marry. However, he is an abusive husband and she is accused of killing him. Now husband No. 1 has to defend her. A study of the British class system."
"Die Welt der Londoner High Society: Der ehrgeizige und brillante James Knight hat es endlich geschafft, er vertritt die vornehmsten Bürger Londons und steht kurz vor seiner Berufung zum Kronanwalt. Doch da wünscht ihn die Polizei in der Mordsache Oliver Thirst zu sprechen - einer seiner ersten Klienten aus frühen Tagen, ein brutaler Kleinkrimineller. Fasziniert von dessen Cleverness hatte Knight sich damals mit dem brutalen Thirst eingelassen und sogar seine Freundin Daisy an ihn verloren. Nun ist Oliver Thirst ermordet worden, und James Knight steht unter Verdacht ... >Ein hintergründiger Thriller.< Dresdner Morgenpost"
"Un trio infernal: un avocat, son épouse et un truand qu'ils ont voulu aider."
"Een Engelse strafpleiter, die aan een bevriende politiecommissaris de moord op een vroegere cliënt, een gewiekste gangster, bekent, kijkt terug op de gebeurtenissen die aanleiding gaven tot deze daad."
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