The duplicate death

"The Duplicate Death" by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies is an early 20th-century mystery delving into intertwined identities and enigmas surrounding the deaths of presumed sisters. The story centers on Lord Madeley, a scientist whose marriage to one of the Alvarez sisters stirs social buzz and abruptly ends in tragedy, followed by the suspicious death of her sister Dolores. Years later, lawyer Ashley Tempest becomes obsessed with Dolores' unresolved case. The uncanny death of another actress, Evangeline Stableford, sharing striking similarities with Dolores, pulls him into a new investigation to find connections between the women and the murders.