"A Master of Deception" by Richard Marsh is a story about a young guy named Rodney Elmore, whose life is full of lies and hard choices. The book explores ideas about being dishonest, wanting to get ahead, and how family can affect you, especially when Rodney has tricky relationships with women and his scheming uncle. Beginning with Rodney as a boy who loves the circus, the story quickly shows how he begins to steal small things and charm the women around him as he gets older. When his uncle invites him to visit, Rodney feels pulled between loyalty to his family and doing what's right, dealing with the different demands and expectations from his dead mother and his uncle, forcing him to balance the lies he tells with the image he shows to the world.
A Master of Deception
By Richard Marsh
A charismatic young man battles between familial duty and his own moral compass as he manipulates those around him to climb the social ladder.
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About the AuthorRichard Marsh was the pseudonym of the English author born Richard Bernard Heldmann. A best-selling and prolific author of the late 19th century and the Edwardian period, Marsh is best known now for his supernatural thriller novel The Beetle, which was published the same year as Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897), and was initially even more popular, outselling Dracula six times over. The Beetle remained in print until 1960. Marsh produced nearly 80 volumes of fiction and numerous short stories, in genres including horror, crime, romance and humour. Many of these have been republished recently, beginning with The Beetle in 2004. Marsh's grandson Robert Aickman was a notable writer of short "strange stories".
Richard Marsh was the pseudonym of the English author born Richard Bernard Heldmann. A best-selling and prolific author of the late 19th century and the Edwardian period, Marsh is best known now for his supernatural thriller novel The Beetle, which was published the same year as Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897), and was initially even more popular, outselling Dracula six times over. The Beetle remained in print until 1960. Marsh produced nearly 80 volumes of fiction and numerous short stories, in genres including horror, crime, romance and humour. Many of these have been republished recently, beginning with The Beetle in 2004. Marsh's grandson Robert Aickman was a notable writer of short "strange stories".
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