# Love and Jealousy in The Case with Nine Solutions

> Theme guide for The Case with Nine Solutions by J. J. Connington.

Romantic entanglements and jealousies drive the plot, including the triangle between Silverdale, his wife Yvonne, and Avice Deepcar, as well as Hassendean's possessive behavior and the vindictive threats from his jilted fiancée Norma Hailsham.

## Where it surfaces

- [VIII: The Hassendean Journal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_case_with_nine_solutions_se/chapters/viii-the-hassendean-journal): Hassendean's obsessive and frustrated pursuit of Mrs. Silverdale, and his condescending attitude toward Norma Hailsham, drive the emotional undercurrent.
- [XVIII: The Connecting Thread](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_case_with_nine_solutions_se/chapters/xviii-the-connecting-thread): The affair between Markfield and Yvonne, and Hassendean's jealous murder, drive the plot.

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