Law and the Lady

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 30, 2023

In Category - Crime & Mystery Fiction

Authors: Wilkie Collins In Year : 1875

Book Language: English

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The Bride's Mistake
The Bride's Thoughts
Ramsgate Sands
On the Way Home
The Landlady's Discovery
My Own Discovery
On the Way to the Major
The Friend of the Women
The Defeat of the Major
The Search
The Return to Life
The Scotch Verdict
The Man's Decision
The Woman's Answer
The Story of the Trial. The Preliminaries
First Question - Did the Woman die Poisoned?
Second Question - Who poisoned Her?
Third Question - What was his Motive?
The Evidence for the Defense
The End of the Trial
I see my Way
The Major makes Difficulties
My Mother-in-Law surprises me
Miserrimus Dexter - first View
Miserrimus Dexter - second View
More of my Obstinacy
Mr. Dexter at Home
In the Dark
In the Light
The Indictment of Mrs. Beauly
The Defense of Mrs. Beauly
A Specimen of my Wisdom
A Specimen of my Folly
Gleninch
Mr. Playmore's Prophecy
Ariel
At the Bedside
On the Journey back
On the Way to Dexter
Nemesis at last
Mr. Playmore in a new Character
More Surprises
At last!
Our new Honeymoon
The Dust-Heap disturbed
The Crisis deferred
The Wife's Confession
What else could I do?
Past and Future
The last of the Story

Valeria Brinton marries Eustace Woodville despite objections from Woodville's family leading to disquiet for Valeria's own family and friends.

Just a few days after the wedding, various incidents lead Valeria to suspect her husband is hiding a dark secret in his past and she discovers that he has been using a false name. He refuses to discuss it leading them to curtail their honeymoon and return to London where Valeria learns that he was on trial for his first wife's murder by arsenic. He was tried in a Scottish court and the verdict was 'Not Proven' rather than 'not guilty' implying his guilt but without enough proof for a jury to convict him.

Valeria sets out to save their happiness by proving her husband innocent of the crime. In her quest, she comes across the disabled character Miserrimus Dexter, a fascinating but mentally unstable genius, and his devoted female cousin, Ariel. Dexter will prove crucial to uncovering the disturbing truth behind the mysterious death. (Introduction by Wikipedia)