This was a popular story in it's time and was said to have been Stanley Baldwin's favourite story. The story revolves around the murder of a rich merchant (Leavenworth). Suspicion falls upon his two nieces and a mysterious man. An investigator and a lawyer tackle the case.
Quite why this story was so popular is the true mystery (sorry Mr Baldwin!) I found the story a bit slow and tedious though it is undeniably pretty well written, but by the time you find out who was the murderer you may have largely lost interest.
The story also suffers from a bit of over the top melodrama like many Victorian novels. Still maybe Mr Baldwin liked a bit of melodrama, he was a politician after all!
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