The Seven Percent Solution is a 1974 novel by the American writer Nicholas Meyer. It was written as a pastiche of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and was filmed in the film of the same name in 1976. Published as "The Lost Manuscript" of the late Dr. Jo
"Eugénie Grandet" (1833), part of Balzac's Human Comedy, is a realistic novel that explores greed, family relationships, and the sacrifices of love in provincial French society.
‘It was never just a game that reflected all human passion and hope and madness, and then it came true.’ ‘Okay,’ said the young man, ‘don’t say you weren’t warned.’