The Blackmailer

Judith Lane, the young widow of the acclaimed war hero Anthony Lane and an editor at a publishing house, has her life interrupted by a visit from Baldwin Reeves, a barrister. Reeves, who served with Anthony, reveals that Anthony's wartime deeds were not as heroic as the public believes. To protect her late husband's family from the scandal, Judith reluctantly agrees to the demands of the repellent, yet strangely attractive, Reeves. However, as the blackmailer and his victim interact, both find themselves out of their depth in an unexpected and complicated dynamic. The novel is a darkly funny and sharply witty 'comedy of manners' set in 1950s London.

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