His first wife died suddenly--and his wealthy new bride may be about to meet a similar fate .
In a state of shock, Lisle Jerningham explains that she fled her home in a hurry when she overheard a sinister conversation through the bushe.
She is beautiful, well dressed, newly married, and wealthy--which may be about to get her killed.
Former schoolteacher Miss Maud Silver is making her way back to London when, with a violent shudder of the train, a young woman is thrust into her compartment. . .
His first wife died suddenly--and his wealthy new bride may be about to meet a similar fate