David Glenney recalls his youth in a London and Frankfort business partnership, when the reforming widow Mrs Wagner took in Jack Straw, a gentle patient from Bedlam, and the elegant Madame Fontaine set out to secure a marriage for her daughter Minna by any means. A chemist’s poisons and their antidotes lie at the heart of a plot full of suspense.
A late, ingenious Collins thriller for readers who enjoy The Woman in White. Download the free EPUB.