For Fifteen Years

For Fifteen Years, written by Louis Ulbach, is a sequel to The Steel Hammer, published in the late 19th century. The novel follows the destitute wife and daughter of falsely accused murderer Jean Mortier as they navigate life with the family of a key witness, Gaston de Monterey. Over fifteen years, tensions and misunderstandings arise between the two families, while Mortier's daughter and de Monterey's son fall in love and seek to uncover the truth about Mortier's conviction to gain their parents' approval for marriage.