The Nice and the Good by Iris Murdoch

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John Ducane, a respected Whitehall civil servant, is asked to investigate the suicide of a colleague. As he pursues his inquiry he uncovers a shabby, evil world of murder, blackmail, and black magic.

In contrast to stagnant summer London, Octavian and Kate Gray's adoring community on the Dorset coast seems to offer Ducane refuge, but even here the aftereffects of violence poison an atmosphere already electric with adolescent quarrels and intrigue. After a swim into the underworld, Ducane begins to realize that niceness is not enough, and no one here is good.

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Author Iris Murdoch

Published Oct 1969

Main Genre Romantic Suspense

Pages 368

Rating 4.0

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Oct 1969 Signet ISBN13 9780451040381 ISBN10 0451040384

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Dec 1978 Penguin ISBN13 9780140030341 ISBN10 0140030344

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