Wilkie Collins gave the detective work to a woman in 1875, three decades before anyone else thought to. On her honeymoon, Valeria learns that her new husband was once tried for poisoning his first wife and released on the peculiarly Scottish verdict of 'Not Proven' — and resolves to uncover what a court would not. Her investigation leads to one of fiction's most unforgettable informants: the legless, malicious, brilliant Miserrimus Dexter. This edition presents the complete and unabridged novel, newly typeset and illustrated with 50 full-page color plates.