Cover of The Law and the Lady by Wilkie Collins

The Law and the Lady

by Wilkie Collins

569 pages~9 hrs

To save her marriage, she must solve the murder her husband might have committed.

When Valeria discovers her new husband was once tried for the murder of his first wife, she refuses to accept the ambiguous verdict that haunts his past. Defying social convention and her own family, she embarks on a relentless quest to uncover the truth and prove his innocence at any cost.

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