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Valeria Brinton marries Eustace Woodville despite objections from
Woodville's family leading to disquiet for Valeria's own family and friends.

Just a few days after the wedding, various incidents lead Valeria to suspect
her husband is hiding a dark secret in his past and she discovers that he has
been using a false name. He refuses to discuss it leading them to curtail
their honeymoon and return to London where Valeria learns that he was on
trial for his first wife's murder by arsenic. He was tried in a Scottish court
and the verdict was 'Not Proven' rather than 'not guilty' implying his guilt but
without enough proof for a jury to convict him.

Valeria sets out to save their happiness by proving her husband innocent of
the crime. In her quest, she comes across the disabled character Miserrimus
Dexter, a fascinating but mentally unstable genius, and his devoted female
cousin, Ariel. Dexter will prove crucial to uncovering the disturbing truth
behind the mysterious death. (Introduction by wikipedia)

Read by Wiebke. Total running time: XX:XX:XX

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