Novel 327: David Christie Murray, Cynic Fortune (1886)
A murderer inherits an estate from his victim and strives to atone to his daughter.
For Murray, see Novels 009, 068, 127, 181, and 225.
“The elements of the story . . . are rather well worn” but “every part of the book is well written and lively.” Academy, September 18, 1886
“A very neatly told story, and it shows some good bits of character”; the author “provides his readers with a good deal of entertainment, and his well-known vivacity of style presents it in a very acceptable form.” Athenaeum, September 25, 1886
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