That Mainwaring Affair (Annotated)

Anna Maynard Barbour's That Mainwaring Affair is a finely plotted mystery of inheritance, murder, concealed identity, and social ambition. Centered on the death of the wealthy Hugh Mainwaring and the contested disposition of his estate, the novel combines the legal puzzle with the sensation novel's fascination with family secrets. Its style is lucid, deliberate, and richly procedural, moving throu...