The Cloven Foot
A Novel

The Cloven Foot is a Victorian sensation novel of deceit, inheritance, and scandal. John Treverton must marry his cousin Laura to claim his uncle’s estate, yet harbors a secret past as Jack Chicot, married to a French dancer. When she is murdered, suspicion falls on him, threatening his freedom and future. Braddon explores hidden identities, moral conflict, and the perilous consequences of ambition and duplicity.