Suspected

by George Dilnot

Suspected is a novel written by George Dilnot and published in the year 1920. The story revolves around the character of John Burt, who is falsely accused of a crime he did not commit. Burt is a successful businessman who is engaged to be married to his childhood sweetheart, Mary. However, his life takes a drastic turn when he is suspected of murdering his business partner, Richard Fenton.Despite his protests of innocence, Burt is arrested and put on trial. The evidence against him is circumstantial, and he finds himself facing a hostile judge and jury. His only hope is to find the real killer and prove his innocence.As the investigation unfolds, Burt discovers that Fenton had many enemies and that any one of them could have had a motive for murder. With the help of his loyal friends and family, Burt sets out to uncover the truth and clear his name.Suspected is a gripping tale of injustice, betrayal, and redemption. It explores the themes of loyalty, trust, and the power of friendship in the face of adversity. Dilnot's writing is vivid and engaging, drawing the reader into the story and keeping them on the edge of their seat until the very end.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

260 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2008

Reviews

[Julie Davis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this, especially since the author was a retired Scotland Yard detective who was very famous for tracking down notorious criminals. It was not the equal of Frank L. Packard or Edgar Wallace for complexity or story development but it was fun nonetheless.

[Gail Gassen · Rating 5 out of 5]

So many twists & up & downs!

This is a wonderful book, where the heroine is accused of murder. Well when someone who is in love with a person knowing this person as anything but a murderer! So here the whole stage was set for the criminal to manipulate the parties for what he wanted, money of course. Lots of money! Even he is tricked in what he believes is the truth. The victim even had her picture in his pocket plus a marriage certificate with her name on it. All this time Jimmy Silverdale has known the lovely Hilary Sloane she never mentioned being married. So why does she want to sneak off without any questions asked, & why is her picture in the murdered mans pocket? Its a great mystery, I really like the Chief Inspector Grarfeild here & look forward to more of his books. My only thing I'm Jimmie won't be in the rest of them! I'll just have to see for myself. I hope you enjoyed this book as much as I did. Of course I really love all of these books from this time in history. I'm so happy they were preserved for us fixture readers. It give a whole new light in the how things were investigated. At least there were phone for them during this time in history. Another thing that I really, really like is the location, London! I read some of the ones that take place here in the USA, but my favorite ones are when Scotland Yard is in it. This book is the New Scotland Yard. Enjoy!!