That Mainwaring Affair

When wealthy financier Hugh Mainwaring settles into his study to dictate his final testament, he cannot foresee the explosion about to shatter his family. The signing of a will triggers a chain of revelations so devastating that no one in his circle will emerge unchanged. A stolen fortune, a woman with a mysterious past, and a murder that seems impossible to solve converge in this glittering turn-of-the-century mystery. The investigation leads from London drawing rooms to the courtroom itself, where secrets long buried finally surface with explosive consequences. First published in 1901, this is vintage detection: elegant, wickedly plotted, and utterly without mercy. For readers who crave the intellectual pleasure of watching a brilliant mind piece together a puzzle while lives hang in the balance.