The Ivory Gate, a new edition

"The Ivory Gate" by Walter Besant is a captivating mystery that explores the fragility of memory and the unsettling nature of deceit in Victorian England. When a respected solicitor, Mr. Edward Dering, stumbles upon a cheque he doesn't remember writing, made out to a complete stranger named Edmund Gray, his well-ordered life begins to unravel. Plagued by doubt, he seeks answers from his loyal clerk, Checkley, only to discover that Gray is unknown to everyone in his professional circle. As the mystery deepens, the specter of forgery looms large, threatening to expose hidden secrets and test the bonds of trust between Dering and those closest to him, leading readers on a suspenseful journey through a web of suspicion and intrigue.