A brilliant crime novel about a weak man who becomes a vicious cunning killer through guilt and fear. Crushing debts drove Ronald Kemp to murder an old woman for her money. It didn't stop there and maybe he didn't want to stop. The sinister forces that had been released came to dominate his otherwise drab personality. He had killed once and would kill again. His wife his mistres anyone who appeared to threaten him was marked for death.‎