The gray wolf's daughter

Dr. Ernest Netherbridge has just settled into the quiet town of Grayling, where his blunt candor and insistence on truth have made him unpopular with the locals. One storm‑laden October afternoon he receives an unexpected summons from Sir Philip Cranstoun, the reclusive master of the sprawling, ivy‑clad estate known as the Chase. The letter promises a single patient whose condition has baffled the era’s most celebrated physicians, offering the young doctor a chance to put his principles to the test.

The Chase looms like a gothic silhouette over the countryside, its ancient stone walls echoing whispered rumors of the enigmatic Lady Cranstoun, whose beauty is spoken of in hushed tones at every village tea table. As Netherbridge rides through the canopy of amber‑tinged elms, he is drawn into a world of aristocratic eccentricities and a mystery that seems to linger in every shadowed corridor. The stage is set for a compelling clash between steadfast honesty and the secretive forces that govern the estate.