title: An Absolute Gentleman: A Novel
author:  R. M. Kinder 
description: You may never look quite the same way at that punctilious little man down the street after reading this chilling first novel from Kinder, author of two well-received short story collections (<I>A Near-Perfect Gift</I> and <I>Sweet Angel Band</I>). Inspired by her own brush with a serial killer&mdash;back in the late '80s her neighbor Robert Weeks was sentenced to life in prison for two murders and suspected of more&mdash;Kinder deftly limns the deadly odyssey of Arthur Blume, a middle-aged creative writing professor who manages to be both the most ordinary and the most monstrous of creatures. The well-paced action cuts between Blume's Missouri present and horrific past in Georgia as the child of a psychotic teenage mother (which forms his view of treachery as the natural order and women as innately deceptive). Along the way, his slyly dropped clues&mdash;or are they red herrings?&mdash;add to the intrigue. Though one wishes that Kinder had gone lighter on some of the Southern-fried Freud, this artfully told tale of psychological suspense is as gripping as the spider webs Blume is so fond of studying. <I>(Oct.)</I> <BR>Copyright &copy; Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  Revealing a Rogue
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Tempting a Gentleman
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Loving a Dowager
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  **Tempting a Gentleman** is a work of fiction. While reference might be made
  to actual historical events or existing locations, the names, characters,
  places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or
  are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead,
  business establishments, events, or locals are entirely coincidental.
  
  
  
  
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by
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  First Edition April 2021
  
  
  Developmental Edit by Gray Plume Editing
  
  
  Edited by Rare Bird Editing
  
  
  Proofread by Magnolia Author Services
  
  
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