Paperback, 462 pages
English language
Published Feb. 14, 2003 by Modern Library.
4 stars
(1 review)
Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1837–1915), Victorian England’s bestselling woman writer, blends Dickensian humor with chilling suspense in this “exuberantly campy” (Kirkus Reviews) mystery. The novel features Jabez North, a manipulative orphan who becomes a ruthless killer; Valerie de Cevennes, a stunning heiress who falls into North’s diabolical trap; and Mr. Peters, a mute detective who communicates his brilliant reasoning through sign language.
This edition includes a critical Afterword and endnotes by Victorian scholar Dr. Chris Willis
Subjects
- Bankers -- Fiction
- Murderers -- Fiction
- Foundlings -- Fiction
- Mute persons -- Fiction
- Serial murders -- Fiction
- Judicial error -- Fiction
- Paris (France) -- Fiction
- Yorkshire (England) -- Fiction