Mary Elizabeth Braddon was a popular English writer of the Victorian era, and a catalyst of the detective stories that are so widely popular in modern times. Originally published in 1879, The Cloven Foot was written in the middle of Braddon's writing career, and finds the author at the peak of her prowess. This novel presents the modern reader with an opportunity to read the work of a great and under-appreciated British author. It must be noted that this book is the second in a three-volume presentation of The Cloven Foot. Readers must first read Volume One before this selection. This novel is a classic detective story, once again featuring a female protagonist on a search for clues into a head spinning mystery. The author was known for her sensational writing that often included frank descriptions of violence, and this book is vintage Braddon. While paced more slowly than its modern counterparts, The Cloven Foot is a thriller by any measurement, featuring plot twists and exciting action pieces alongside character development and paragraphs of exposition. Fans of the writing of Mary Elizabeth Braddon will certainly enjoy The Cloven Foot. The book is representative of her style, and thus would also serve as a good entry point for readers new to the author's work. While novels of the Victorian era typically unwind more slowly than modern mysteries, Braddon rewards the patient reader with clever twists and a dramatic conclusion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.