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Overview

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1837-1915), Victorian England's bestselling woman writer, blends Dickensian humor with chilling suspense in this "exuberantly campy" (Kirkus Reviews) mystery. The novel features Jabez North, a manipulative orphan who becomes a ruthless killer; Valerie de Cevennes, a stunning heiress who falls into North's diabolical trap; and Mr. Peters, a mute detective who communicates his brilliant reasoning through sign language.

This edition includes a critical Afterword and endnotes by Victorian scholar Dr. Chris Willis.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780812966787
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 02/11/2003
Series: Modern Library Classics
Edition description: MODERN LIB
Pages: 496
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Sarah Waters is the award-winning author of Tipping the Velvet, Affinity, and Fingersmith.

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