The Childerbridge Mystery

by Guy Boothby

"The Childerbridge Mystery" by Guy Boothby is a novel published in 1902. When wealthy Australian squatter William Standerton returns to England and purchases Childerbridge Manor, a blackmailer from his past follows him. After Standerton is found strangled, his son James must uncover the killer. Originally serialized in Sydney's Daily Telegraph, this murder mystery combines elements of colonial secrets and English country house intrigue in a tale of crime and investigation.