Cousin Kate (Thorndike Press Large Print Clean Reads)
In dire circumstances‚ Kate is surprised to receive an invitation to live with distant relatives. Her aunt‚ uncle‚ and cousin welcome her to their estate‚ buy her new clothes‚ and provide all the amenities a young lady of quality should have. But Kate begins to realize that her familys benevolence masks an ulterior motive. To assure succession of the title‚ her aunt intends Kate to marry her cousin Torquil -- until his increasingly bizarre behavior culminates in tragedy.