Dark Days

Day Days by Hugh Conway is set in the late 19th century (and was written then too) and is a piece of Victorian melodrama. Dr North falls in love with the beautiful Philippa. Or, should i say, he becomes a love sick puppy over her.

Unfortunately for him, she marries someone else. Dr North is therfore heartbroken and escapes away to the countryside to bury himself in his work. Then a few years later, Philippa comes back into his life, unhappy in her marriage. Dr North hopes that she will finally come away with him but then we discover she has murdered her abusive partner and now needs Dr North's help to covering up her crime...

Overall, this is a reasonable read and has some interesting ideas and a good plot, though the overt emotionalism of the love-sick narrator (North) can be a bit off putting at times, especially early on.