The Gerdlston Trading House

The Gerdlston Trading House is threatened with ruin due to the hasty and risky investments of its owner. To keep the firm afloat, the greedy and hypocritical John Gerdlston decides to marry his son Ezra off to a wealthy heiress. Choosing the orphan Kat Harston as the bride, the father and son intend to appropriate all her money at any cost...
"The Gerdlston Trading House" — one of Doyle's early novels, which clearly shows the influence of C. Dickens, and skillfully intertwines an exciting intrigue — with unexpected plot twists — and a touching love story.