The Shadow of the Rope

The Shadow of the Rope is a novel by E.W. Hornung that follows the story of a young woman named Isabel Sutcliffe who becomes embroiled in a murder investigation after her husband is accused of killing his mistress. The book explores themes of love, betrayal, and justice as Isabel navigates the complexities of the case and tries to clear her husband's name.

By E.W. Hornung · First published 1902 · Genre: Mystery, Crime, Thriller · 28 chapters

Contents

• THE END OF THEIR LIFE
• THE CASE FOR THE CROWN
• NAME AND NATURE
• THE MAN IN THE TRAIN
• THE MAN IN THE STREET
• A PERIPATETIC PROVIDENCE
• A MORNING CALL
• THE DOVE AND THE SERPENT
• A CHANGE OF SCENE
• A SLIGHT DISCREPANCY
• ANOTHER NEW FRIEND
• EPISODE OF THE INVISIBLE VISITOR
• THE AUSTRALIAN ROOM
• BATTLE ROYAL
• A CHANCE ENCOUNTER
• A MATCH FOR MRS. VENABLES
• FRIENDS IN NEED
• "THEY WHICH WERE BIDDEN"
• RACHEL'S CHAMPION
• MORE HASTE
• WORSE SPEED
• THE DARKEST HOUR
• DAWN
• ONE WHO WAS NOT BIDDEN
• A POINT TO LANGHOLM
• A CARDINAL POINT
• THE WHOLE TRUTH
• IN THE MATTER OF A MOTIVE

More by E.W. Hornung

• Mr. Justice Raffles (1909)
• Dead Men Tell no Tales (1894)
• No Hero (1894)
• Stingaree (1894)
• The Camera Fiend (1897)
• The Shadow of a Man (1906)
• Witching Hill (1904)
• At Large (1897)
• All works by E.W. Hornung