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THE SCAR OF WEALTH
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TITLE: THE SCAR OF WEALTH
BLURB:
When wealthy billionaire Mr. Linton lavishes his wealth on material things and grows with the ideology of identity and money only, his brother, Mr. Peeta Brian, figures out a way to take his life and wealth. After his discharge from prison, Peeta finds out that not only do guns and knives do the killing-he discovers a more dangerous weapon: a book and a pen.
After the sudden demise of his brother, Mr. Linton, the NCA sends a representative, Detective Clark, to dive deeper into the case of the billionaire's unexpected death. Suspects and past records begin to point fingers at Brian, his brother. But there's no proof to show.
On the day charges are filed against Brian for the death of his brother, he mysteriously wins the case and walks free-but not forever. Clark's instincts keep suspecting Brian.
Will Brian escape and become the billionaire he always wished to be?
Or will nemesis catch up with him for the death of his late brother?
THEMES:
Identity
Wealth
Hatred
Spend drift
SETTING: England, in it's 20th century, early 1980s to 2000
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Worthy of Note: The author believes that subsequent edition(s) of the work would carry the above-stated aim.