A review by gaderianne
A Long Fatal Love Chase by Louisa May Alcott

3.0

I imagine this was quite a suspenseful novel in 1866. The young Rosamond is taken by an older stranger, kidnapped from her unloving grandfather and "married" to the man - happily. But when she finds him married to another (and possibly killed her son) she attempts to run away and re-claim her life. However, Tempest is always on her heels - stalking her, mining her attempts to find happiness. With a priest as a her protector she tries again and again to escape. In the end Tempest's greed kills Rosamond and he, in turn, kills himself. While not full of details like today's murder-mysteries, the premise is still scary and bone-chilling. Quite sleeping with the enemy.