Joe Leslie's Wife; or, a Skeleton in the Closet

This novel is about Joe Leslie's wife who wants to discover her husband's secret and enlists the help of a detective. Excerpt:

"There was no guesswork about this, neither had the detective been able to distinguish anything feminine about the knock…Over the door was a peculiar little contrivance, which by means of several small mirrors would tell the occupant of the office who summoned him—a useful affair under the circumstances, as the detective might at some time have a visitor bent on taking his life, and under such circumstances, he would be warned.

The detective was more than ever convinced that he had to deal with a young woman—her figure was exceedingly pleasing, and her voice a sympathetic one."Madam, I am daily entrusted with secrets by all manner of persons. You can rely upon it that anything you tell me in confidence will be as safe as though whispered in the ear of a father confessor. That is my business—we detectives rival the family doctors in being made the repository of secrets."