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An Open Verdict Volume 1

Author
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
5 hours 43 minutes
ISBN
9781836100058
Published
3 January 2026
Imprint
Fractal Press
  • Victorian fiction
  • village life
  • social intrigue
  • moral ambiguity
  • hidden motives
  • romance
  • societal expectations
  • reputation
  • family secrets
  • suspense

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In a close-knit English village, Beatrix Harefield lives under her reclusive father's shadow until sudden death, an inquest, and an open verdict leave love and reputation under suspicion. Braddon's opening volume of social intrigue and moral ambiguity. Spoken as when the coroner's open finding still stains every quiet drawing-room.

Author

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835–1915) was a prominent English novelist and playwright best known for her Victorian sensation fiction. Rising from modest beginnings, she gained fame with Lady Audley’s Secret, which cemented her reputation for blending mystery, psychology, and social critique. Prolific and influential, Braddon wrote more than 80 novels and helped shape popular Victorian literature.

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