I read this book way back in 1981 and the message is still as fresh today as it was then. THE PAW IN THE BOTTLE by james hardley chase. Have you ever heard how they catch monkeys in Brazil, Let me tell you. They put a nut in a bottle, and tie the bottle to a tree. The monkey grasps the nut, but the neck of the bottle is too narrow for the monkey to withdraw its paw and the nut. You would think the monkey would let go of the nut and escape, wouldnt you ? But it never does. It is so greedy it never releases the nut and is always captured. Greed is a dangerous thing. If you give way to it, sooner or later you will be caught. Synopsis: HARD, RUTHLESS, AMORAL . . . that was Julie Holland - a good-time girl who would stop at nothing to get what she wanted. And when the chance came to play a major role in a first robbery she jumped at it. Luck smiled on her for even when everything went wrong with the plot and the gang-leader was arrested for a murder of which he was innocent, Julie still emerged from it with a thousand a year and a Mayfair flat. But she was not satisfied yet — and the inevitable fate of the over-greedy awaited her. May some peoples greed for power be their albatross in 2015 in Jesus name, AMEN.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 17:32:45 +0000
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