The Nebuly Coat

by John Meade Falkner

"The Nebuly Coat" by J. Meade Falkner is a suspense novel published in 1903. When young architect Edward Westray arrives in the remote town of Cullerne to supervise cathedral restoration work, he becomes entangled in local mysteries and rumors surrounding the Lord Blandamer title. As the new Lord Blandamer appears, offering to fund the entire restoration, Westray grows suspicious that the nobleman harbors secrets. The novel weaves together architecture, heraldry, and aristocratic intrigue in a Gothic mystery.