The Saintsbury Affair

By Lily A. (Lily Augusta) Long

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

When a lawyer's client confesses to blackmail stemming from a past murder accusation, the tale spins into a high-stakes game of justice, revenge, and shocking twists.

Genres

Crime/Mystery Literature Fiction

Released

2018-03-25

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Summary

"The Saintsbury Affair" by Lily A. (Lily Augusta) Long is an early 20th-century novel that plunges into a shadowy world of blackmail, slaying, and payback. The story centers on Robert Hilton, a young lawyer drawn into the murky reality of Kenneth Clyde, a man haunted by a long-held secret. Hilton finds himself navigating a tricky situation when Clyde reveals he's being coerced because of a past accusation where he was wrongly judged for a crime he didn't do. As the story advances, marked by the stunning slaying of the blackmailer, the narrative explores justice, morality, and the characters' willingness to give up everything, urging the reader closer to the truth behind the complex situation.