Before the fact - Francis Iles

'Some women give birth to murderers, some go to bed with them, and some marry them.'Swept away by an admirer's inexhaustible charm, Lina McLaidlaw finds herself settled in a life she could never have imagined. Head of a fine household and guardian of both the morals and the finances of the man she has chosen to marry.Feckless and irresponsible, Johnnie Aysgarth may be. But despite a shaky start, she has finally got him under control After all, Lina waited until she was thirty before accepting a marriage proposal. A further eight years after that before grudgingly accepting that her husband was - perhaps still could be - a murderer.Eight years is a long time. And Johnnie still adores her. Doesn't he. . .?