Not Proven by Alice and Claude Askew

A gripping and original mystery classic, rediscovered and published again for the first time in 100 years!

Angus Ridley is a promising painter, making his name in the arts scene of London. He hopes that his success will allow him to marry his childhood sweetheart, Violet Borrodaile. However, the plans of Angus are thrown into disarray when he is falsely accused of a terrible murder. Meanwhile, convicted fraudster and disgraced gentleman Bruce Handley has left prison, eager to rebuild both his relationship with his wife, and his position in society. Their lives will become intertwined in a murder mystery which spans Edwardian London, from the artistic community of London, to the desolate Berwickshire coast.

Alice and Claude Askew were the best-selling writing partnership behind many popular novels published during the Edwardian period. Their crime mystery classic Not Proven was first serialised in newspapers between August and November 1907. This edition represents the first time this work has been returned to print in over a century, making the inventive and original mystery writing of the Askews accessible to a modern audience.

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