The Way Beyond

by Jeffery Farnol Book 3 in the The Broad Highway series.

First published 1933

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3.6(5)

The final Vibart novel returns to Peter and Charmian as a crisis involving their son Richard develops into a murder case. Circumstantial evidence places Richard in grave danger, and the confidence that once carried his parents along the open road is tested by a system in which reputation, evidence and appearances can determine whether a man lives or dies.

Farnol uses the older Peter and Charmian to complete the movement from youthful independence to family responsibility. Romance remains part of the story, but the dominant pressure comes from accusation, loyalty and the fear of judicial error. As the family struggles to establish the truth, The Way Beyond turns the optimism of The Broad Highway into a darker examination of what courage means when those one loves are beyond easy rescue.