The Trail of the Serpent
byM. E. Braddon
CompletedMysteryPublic domain
Public-domain text, with thanks to Standard Ebooks and other free-text projects.
On a cold and stormy night in Slopperton-on-the-Sloshy, Richard Marwood returns after a mysterious and long disappearance. While his rich uncle aids him in starting a new life, his reappearance is quickly upended after he is apparently framed for murder. Meanwhile, Jabez North—prodigal son of Slopperton-on-the-Sloshy—schemes to make his fortunes by any means possible.
