Mary Elizabeth Braddon The Cloven Foot Paperback Book

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 manorbut only if he marries Laura Malcolm within a year. As their wedding day approaches, dark secrets from Johns past threaten to surface. A brutal murder in Londons seedy theater district casts a long shadow over the couples 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 Lauras 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! | Mary Elizabeth Braddon The Cloven Foot Paperback Book