Plain Murder: C.S. Forester

The idea was Morris's - big, clever, ruthless Morris, with his high energy and limitless ambition. After Mr. Harrison found out about the bribes the three clerks had been taking, it was Morris who suggested murdering the old man before he could tell his employer. And when Reddy and Oldroyd faltered, it was Morris that did the killing...Morris who carried out the perfect murder. Morris found it all very satisfying, something a superior individual like himself could acquire a taste for. Particularly when it came to ridding himself of a mousy, boring wife. Or dealing with weaker colleagues who suffered from dangerous qualms of conscience...