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The Cloven Foot - A Novel - cover

The Cloven Foot - A Novel

Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Publisher: Interactive Media

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Summary

The Cloven Foot is a Victorian sensation novel of deceit, inheritance, and scandal. John Treverton must marry his cousin Laura to claim his uncle’s estate, yet harbors a secret past as Jack Chicot, married to a French dancer. When she is murdered, suspicion falls on him, threatening his freedom and future. Braddon explores hidden identities, moral conflict, and the perilous consequences of ambition and duplicity.
Available since: 01/31/2026.
Print length: 482 pages.

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