Publisher's Synopsis
A thrilling and unique mystery by the mother of all female mystery writers, Anna Katharine Green. Two sisters are sworn to live their lives in their father's house and never leave it. No love or warmth is shown by the father who is only interested in his chemistry experiments and convinced he will someday become famous. Two young men are attracted by the sisters and do their best to have them unchained to a cruel promise. There is a sinister plot afoot, and people set out to solve it ... for their own reasons.
