# Inheritance and Greed in The Teeth of the Tiger

> Theme guide for The Teeth of the Tiger by Maurice Leblanc.

The Mornington inheritance of a hundred million francs is the central prize, motivating a series of murders and manipulations, illustrating how greed corrupts and fuels elaborate criminal schemes.

## Where it surfaces

- [I: d’Artagnan, Porthos… and Monte Cristo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/chapters/i-d-artagnan-porthos-and-monte-cristo): The entire chapter revolves around the reading of Cosmo Mornington's will, the conditional legacy to Don Luis, and the search for the Roussel heirs, highlighting themes of wealth and entitlement.
- [A Man Dead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/chapters/ii-a-man-dead): The Mornington will and the hundred-million-franc inheritance drive the plot, with characters like Caceres attempting to claim it fraudulently.
- [IV: The Clouded Turquoise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/chapters/iv-the-clouded-turquoise): The motive of the enormous fortune drives suspicion toward Mme. Fauville, as she stands to inherit after the deaths of her husband and stepson.
- [XV: The Heir to the Hundred Millions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/chapters/xv-the-heir-to-the-hundred-millions): The Mornington inheritance drives the plot, with Perenna suspected of eliminating heirs to claim the fortune.
- [XX: Florence's Secret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_teeth_of_the_tiger_se/chapters/xx-florence-s-secret): The cripple's plan to claim the hundred-million inheritance drives the murder plot and his monologue.

## Links

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