<p><b>Two young men linked by a familial murder mystery a beautiful yet wicked governess who spins a web of deceit and five individuals named Allan Armadale</b></p><p>Wilkie Collins' follow-up to <i>The Woman in White</i> and <i>No Name</i> is an innovative take on mistaken identity the nature of evil and the dark underbelly of Victorian England. The story concerns two distant cousins both named Allan Armadale and the impact of a family tragedy which makes one of them a target of the murderous Lydia Gwilt a vicious and malevolent charmer determined to get her hands on the Armadale fortune. Will the real Allan Armadale be revealed and will he survive the plot against his life?</p>