Whited sepulchres

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Young Killian Melville is arguably the most brilliant architect of the age; paaionate about his art, he is liked by everyone. So whe he visits Sir Oliver Rathbone, in need of a lawyer to represent him over his alleged "breach of promise" to marry the daugther of his patron, Rathbone agrees despite his misgivings.
The case is not an easy one: Zillah is beautiful and even-tempered, heiress to a fortune an a good friend. What more could any man want? And why would Melville risk loosing the professional reputation he has worked all his life to build?
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William Monk, viktorianische Krimis