burford delannoy

A woman is murdered at a Margate hotel. The police are certain that the culprit is William Bankes, her adulterous lover; but barrister and author Richard Lanward is convinced that the wrong man is to be tried for the crime. When Lanward sets out to prove Bankes's innocence, however, he can have no conception of the tragic consequences for himself...

First published in 1901, this is a dramatic story of murder, mystery and retribution.