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Henry Thresk, a determined solicitor who has built his life on the hope of an inheritance, travels to Bombay in search of a client and finds himself entangled in a shocking crime. There, a photograph of his long‑lost love, Stella, surfaces, linking her to the dead Captain Ballantyne—a sharp‑tongued political figure who may have been a violent brute. With the captain’s murder under investigation, Henry is called as the witness for the defense. As he navigates the courtroom drama, he must decide whether to protect a woman he barely knows or risk his career and life in a mystery that unfolds with unexpected twists.
First publish date: December 2004
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: A. E. W. Mason
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