The Man Who Changed His Plea

291 pp. George F. Kelley jacket art. A case involving Richard Lebur, who is tried for the murder of a man in his mistress' flat and changes his plea from Guilty to Not Guilty, and receives life imprisonment. Seven years later, Martin Brockenhurst, Viscount and ex-policeman, with Scotland Yard, pursues the case further, motivated by his love for Lebur's wife. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Edward Phillips Oppenheim (22 October 1866 – 3 February 1946) was an English novelist, in his lifetime a major and successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers.