The Cloven Foot

By Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Book Overview

In the quiet village of Hazlehurst, a startling mystery unfolds. John Treverton, a dashing but penniless gentleman, stands to inherit a fortune and a grand manor-but only if he marries Laura Malcolm within a year.

As their wedding day approaches, dark secrets from John's past threaten to surface. A brutal murder in London's seedy theater district casts a long shadow over the couple's newfound happiness.

Laura, torn between love and suspicion, must confront the possibility that her husband is not the man she thought he was. With a determined local poet playing amateur detective and a shrewd Scotland Yard inspector closing in, John and Laura's world begins to unravel.

This gripping Victorian thriller weaves together romance, suspense, and the consequences of desperate choices in a thrilling tale that will keep readers guessing until the final page

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479477885
• ISBN13: 9781479477883
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Wildside Press
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"