Description
A political murder mystery from 1913 by a master of mystery writing and available again for the first time in 100 years!
Evelyn Scott, playboy son of ruthless financier Boanerges Scott, lies dead in his home in London, murdered by an unknown hand. Whilst suspicions settle upon impoverished aristocrat Lord Champernowne, the last person known to have seen the victim, the murder remains unsolved. As Lord Champernowne embarks on his political career he is dogged by Boanerges Scott, convinced that he knows the identity of his son’s murderer. Thus begins a dangerous enmity, set against a tumultuous time in British history, which can only end in the destruction of one or the other of the rivals.
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