The Lady of North Star

"The Lady of North Star" by Ottwell Binns is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces us to Corporal Bracknell of the North-west Mounted Police, who has been pursuing a man named Koona Dick for nearly four hundred miles. As he ventures into the rugged wilderness, he unexpectedly encounters a mysterious woman in distress and a grave incident that leads to the investigation of a potential murder. The opening of the novel sets a tense atmosphere as Corporal Bracknell navigates both the physical and emotional challenges of the Northland. The corporal is initially on a mission to capture Koona Dick but finds himself embroiled in a deeper mystery upon hearing gunshots and a woman's terrified cry. The narrative unfolds as he meets Joy Gargrave, who holds secrets regarding her connection to Koona Dick, raising questions about love, betrayal, and the complexities of human relationships in the harsh wilderness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Ottwell Binns was a British novelist and Unitarian minister. Binns was a prolific author, publishing many novels of adventure and mystery, from 1917 to 1939. His publisher in Britain was Ward Lock. Though he died in 1935, Ward Lock continued to publish novels under his name until 1939. His novel A Mating in the Wild was published in the U.S. in 1920 by Alfred A. Knopf and the A. L. Burt Company.