Edith Vernon (Classic Reprint): Or Crime and Retribution: Or Crime and Retribution (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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A gripping Boston tale of love, betrayal, and the unseen costs of crime and retribution.

The novel presents a period mystery set in Boston and its surroundings, tracing a family’s dark secrets across years. Centered on Edith Vernon, a young woman whose life is shaped by past choices, the story moves through stages of ambition, danger, and the consequences that cling to generations.

From bustling streets to quiet rooms where confessions weigh heavy, the narrative builds a mood of somber intensity. It blends personal tragedy with the larger drama of a city haunted by the echoes of crime and the question of fate versus justice.

• Explore a frontier of moral complexity in a 19th‑century Boston setting.


• Meet characters drawn to light and shadow, whose fates intersect with a family’s hidden truths.


• Follow the tension between public triumph and private guilt as the story unfolds.


• Experience a narrative that moves from intimate drama to wider social consequences.

Ideal for readers drawn to historical crime drama, atmospheric period fiction, and stories about the costs of secrets.

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