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The Deaves Affair

The Deaves Affair

Footner, Hulbert

Paperback

Mystery & Thriller

Publisher Price: $18.99

ISBN10: 9371136731
ISBN13: 9789371136730
Publisher: Double 9 Booksllp
Published: May 1 2025
Pages: 222
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.51 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The deaves affair centers on an impoverished artist who becomes entangled with a miserly millionaire and a mysterious blackmail plot. The story opens with the artist s disillusionment as he escapes the confines of his studio, seeking renewal beyond the limitations of his work. A chance encounter with a ridiculed old man draws him into a strange and charged moment of public humiliation, revealing deeper tensions between wealth, eccentricity, and the city s indifferent crowd. His decision to intervene signals the beginning of a reluctant alliance that unfolds into a series of complications involving threats, manipulation, and concealed motives. The novel develops through a careful balance of lighthearted satire and social observation, using wit and irony to expose the strained coexistence between privilege and hardship. The artist s own search for meaning becomes inseparable from the puzzle he uncovers, drawing attention to the absurdities of inherited wealth, self-righteousness, and human contradiction. Amidst a setting filled with emotional comedy and mystery, the protagonist must confront the illusions of ambition and the complexities of moral compromise.

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