 Some of Hornung 's novels , including The Shadow of the Rope , No Hero and The Thousandth Woman , are notable for " portraying women in a rather modern , favorable light " , according to the critic for Contemporary Authors , showing concern for their unequal position in society . Cox identifies a theme of guilt running through a number of works . Among these is Peccavi , in which a clergyman lives his life trying to atone for an earlier crime ; Shadow of the Rope , in which a woman is accused of her husband 's murder ; and The Thousandth Woman , in which a woman stands by her lover after he is accused of murder . 
 Some of Hornung <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>novels , including The Shadow of the Rope , No Hero and The Thousandth Woman , <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>are</mark></a>notable for " portraying women in a rather modern , favorable light " , according to the critic for Contemporary Authors , showing concern for their unequal position in society . Cox <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>identifies</mark></a> a theme of guilt running through a number of works . Among these is Peccavi , in which a clergyman <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>lives</mark></a> his life trying to atone for an earlier crime ; Shadow of the Rope , in which a woman is accused of her husband <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>murder ; and The Thousandth Woman , in which a woman <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>stands</mark></a> by her lover after he is accused of murder . 
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