Title : Crime by Ascendancy - Ruth Rendell - book

Summary :

When Martin Nanther decided to write a biography of his great-grandfather, Henry Nanther, he had no idea what awaited him. A physician, Henry specialized in hemophilia, a disease that was decimating male members of the royal family at the time. Ambitious and brilliant, he had been made a hereditary lord by Queen Victoria, a title his great-grandson still holds today.
Little by little, as Martin interviews family members and finds period documents, his grandfather's smooth facade cracks and the questions pile up.
Why did Henry prefer to marry the daughter of a small-time lawyer rather than this young woman from high society who was in love with him and whom he seemed to love?
What is the true explanation for the horrible tragedy that cost his fiancée her life?
And why did he, who had been so successful, end his life in suffering and despair?
As the House of Lords is torn apart, he risks losing his title and his wife tries everything
price to have a child, Martin goes from surprise to surprise.
The search for his roots sometimes leads to very dark discoveries, and the doctor with the exemplary life will gradually reveal his monstrous secret...

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