About the Book : The Stillwater Tragedy
A young man, Richard Shackford alienated from his wealthy family seeks
employment at a New England marble quarry. By hard work he makes his way up to
become almost deputy to the owner whose daughter Margaret he has also fallen in
love with. But when Shackfords wealthy cousin Lemuel Shackford is found
murdered, and at the crime scene is the cousins will naming Shackford as heir to
the fortune, he is immediately the prime suspect. More clues emerge to implicate
him further. With an overzealous detective out to prove him guilty, its up to
Richard to unravel the