In the epilogue, Lucy and Graham share a moment of silent understanding. What did you make of Lucy’s decision to conceal Graham’s secret? Would you have made the same choice?

BookBrowse Book Club The Cloak and Dagger Club Discussion
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In the epilogue, Lucy and Graham share a moment of silent understanding. What did you make of Lucy’s decision to conceal Graham’s secret? Would you have made the same choice?

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The killer had been caught and the situation resolved. There was nothing to gain by revealing his secret and so much harm to be had. I think she made the right decision for herself, Graham, and the group. We could argue that it might not be a totally ethical decision, but sometimes the whole truth does not need to be revealed.

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Personally, I don’t think she should have revealed his secret. She should have let Graham make that decision. In this book it turned out ok but that’s not always how things end up.

4

I was waiting for this moment . I saw it coming and thought “ ok, will there be a second denouement?” I appreciated the kindness that Lucy and Frank showed Jonathan and Graham. It was disturbing to know Graham would go to that extreme and made me a bit uncomfortable to let it sit that way. However, I do think it was the most on keeping with Lucy’s personality and the storyline .

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I think she did the right thing. She knew who the real killer was.

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I think that Lucy considers that the Countess was really to blame for Horace’s death. If I had been in this situation, I am not sure about my response regarding Graham’s involvement. The fact Horace was vindictive enough to expose Graham’s and Jonathan’s homosexual choices certainly caused fear and worry over a number of months. Horace held the men hostage, so to speak, so Graham believes he must silence Horace for good by murdering him. Maybe other options were considered but this book is about mystery writers that include murder in their books. The author’s choice of knife in the back is only fitting.

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I think she did the right thing. She knew who the real killer was.

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Lucy is a decent human being and I believe understands that all humans have the right to be loved.

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I applaud her. Graham and Jonathan had suffered enough. Nothing would be gained and lives would be ruined by doing otherwise.

10

I agree with Susan L. Exposing Graham would have not have changed who the actual murder was and would have exposed him and Jonathan to much misery.

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I, too, think Susan L says it well.