Description
A cruel baronet, Sir Massingberd Heath, will stop at nothing to secure his own interests—setting in motion a dangerous plot against his nephew and plunging an English country household into suspicion and dread. When Sir Massingberd mysteriously disappears, the search that follows draws together family loyalties, romantic entanglements, and the long shadow of a past marriage marked by cruelty and vengeance. As Marmaduke Heath is drawn into the orbit of Harvey Gerald and Lucy Gerald, the story becomes a blend of romance and mystery, where character and conscience are tested against secrets that refuse to stay buried. With its brisk, wry storytelling and good-natured cynicism, this widely popular Victorian novel turns on themes of inheritance, moral accountability, and the haunting consequences of wrongdoing.
Available Editions
paperback
Arno Press
Published Jan 1, 1976
328 pages
ISBN: 0405078919
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First Published
1864
Language
eng
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