The Law and the Lady
by Wilkie Collins
Taste attributes: mysterydetectivedramahistoricalfresh & originalheavyintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemscomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeAn original, layered mystery: small-scale and serious. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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About This Book
Three years ago, her husband stood accused of murder -- and the verdict that came in from the jury was the Scottish Verdict, Not Proven. The jury had not evidence enough to convict him -- nor enough to comfortably exonerate him. Eustace could not bear the weight of her discovery; he fled to the continent, to live in anonymity. But Valeria knew her husband, and she loved him.
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- Author
- Wilkie Collins
- Published
- 1875
- Pages
- 374
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- Open Library
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