Project Gutenberg 2021-09-25 Public domain in the USA. 159 Marmor, Arnold 1927 1978 Birthday Present Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy July 1954 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Birthday Present" by Arnold Marmor is a crime fiction story written during the early 1950s. The narrative centers around a tense and morally ambiguous situation involving an illicit love affair that culminates in a shocking act of violence. The book deals with themes of love, betrayal, and the lengths one might go to for another person, set against a backdrop that combines elements of science fiction with a noir atmosphere. The story unfolds primarily through the perspective of the unnamed protagonist who is infatuated with Diane, a woman married to a man frequently away on Mars. As Diane's birthday approaches, she devises a sinister plan that involves her lover killing her husband, presenting a thrilling blend of romance and crime. The protagonist finds himself torn between his love for Diane and the moral implications of committing murder. The tension escalates when the plan is set in motion, leading to a climactic moment filled with unexpected twists, culminating in a shocking revelation that turns a birthday celebration into a chilling and unforgettable scene. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 97.9 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Noir fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Murder -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Romance Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 32096 2025-09-26T08:36:38.858773 text/html 8235 2024-10-18T16:22:44 text/html 254409 2025-09-26T08:36:40.800772 application/epub+zip 253243 2025-09-26T08:36:39.589817 application/epub+zip 78601 2025-09-26T08:36:39.062792 application/epub+zip 285282 2025-09-26T08:36:41.850777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278639 2025-09-26T08:36:40.581838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104086 2022-09-29T20:28:11.982499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 26095 2025-09-26T08:36:38.770787 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 6315 2024-10-18T16:22:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17326 2025-09-26T08:36:41.970811 application/rdf+xml 27120 2025-09-26T08:36:39.218780 image/jpeg 4797 2025-09-26T08:36:39.140797 image/jpeg 966928 2025-09-26T08:36:38.872774 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog