A Secret Inheritance

In this Victorian tale of inheritance, jealousy, and hidden guilt, Gabriel Carew is drawn ever deeper into a world where love and suspicion become equally destructive. His troubled search for truth leads from a baffling murder inquiry, where a prisoner claims a demon killed his accomplice, to a darker personal crisis as he becomes convinced that Lauretta, Eric, and Emilius are bound by some secret against him. Meanwhile, the story widens into an older tragedy: brothers Kristel and Silvain are torn apart by their love for Avicia after her father's greed turns affection into betrayal, and Kristel's curse drives the lovers into years of flight, poverty, and dread. As the strands converge, Gabriel's guilt grows when he realizes he may have unknowingly supplied the murder weapon, and his jealousy hardens as he secretly watches Lauretta comfort Eric. At the seaside lighthouse, Silvain and Avicia seek refuge for the birth of their child, only to sense Kristel's terrible return, bringing the past back with relentless force. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.