The Alibi - Couverture souple

England, George Allan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1437131808 ISBN 13 : 9781437131802

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

The Alibi is a novel written by George Allan England and published in 1916. The story revolves around the character of John Lefarge, a successful businessman who is accused of murdering his wife. Despite his claims of innocence, the evidence against him is overwhelming, and he is sentenced to death.However, Lefarge's lawyer, Arthur Train, believes that he has found a way to prove his client's innocence. He discovers a witness who claims to have seen Lefarge at a different location at the time of the murder, providing him with an alibi. With this new evidence, Train sets out to prove Lefarge's innocence and catch the real killer.As the investigation unfolds, Train and Lefarge are drawn into a web of deceit and intrigue, with unexpected twists and turns at every corner. The novel explores themes of justice, truth, and the lengths people will go to protect their own interests.Overall, The Alibi is a gripping and suspenseful novel that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end. It is a classic work of crime fiction that has stood the test of time and remains a must-read for fans of the genre.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Lashed by fear, hounded by fate, up and down the room he turned, hemmed by walls of disaster. His feet, now impacting on the polished floor, now noiseless over the rugs, kept time to the mechanical repetition of the thought: Ruin, ruin, ruin! that ebbed and flowed in his racked brain. Haggard and wan he paced with rumpled hair and eyes whose bloodshot glance bespoke long vigils. Save for his footfall and the busy impertinence of the clock that would soon toll midnight, the house the house of Walter Haynes Slayton, cashier, was still. A numbing silence gfripped it a silence that could almost be heard, so deep it was. Outside, hardly a sound disturbed the frosty November night, now moonlit, now cloudy, that brooded over the suburban solitude of Oakwood Heights. Stillness without, silence within. The night seemed waiting, big with woe. Yet through all the mans stress and torment passed a flicker of relief that his wife had not yet returned. In view of the approaching disaster, her absence on a visit was a signal blessing. His one wish now was that she might remain away till something could be done to stem the tides of ruin.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1437131808
• ISBN 13: 9781437131802
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Stein Modest
• Nombre de pages: 376
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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