The Talleyrand Maxim has a detective story written by J. S. Fletcher. The plot revolves around Rich Yorkshire entrepreneur and landowner John Mallathorpe, who died in an accident, apparently without making a will. His wife and two children inherited his estate and lived a normal and comfortable life for some time. Then, a copy of Mallathorpe's will was discovered inside one of the old books that an old bookseller was clearing out from the Mallathorpe...