# Class and Wealth in Murder in the Maze

> Theme guide for Murder in the Maze by J. J. Connington.

The setting of Whistlefield and the Shandon family's wealth underpin the story, with motives like money and inheritance driving the plot, and characters like Hackleton representing ruthless financial ambition.

## Where it surfaces

- [I: The Hackleton Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_in_the_maze_se/chapters/i-the-hackleton-case): The Shandon brothers' contrasting fortunes and Ernest's parasitic lifestyle highlight class and wealth dynamics.
- [XV: The Secretary's Affairs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_in_the_maze_se/chapters/xv-the-secretary-s-affairs): Stenness's loss of capital and his reluctance to live on his wife's money underscore class and economic anxieties.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_in_the_maze_se/themes/class_and_wealth
- Themes index: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/murder_in_the_maze_se/themes