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description:  It is believed locally that her death was accidental but Im afraidOur story begins with psychic investigator Cosmo Thor meeting Madame Luna a fortune teller down on her luck. Madame Luna shortly tries to make desperate contact with Thor but without success. Concerned Thor consults his friend Hugh Collier of Scotland Yard and learns that Madame Luna may be a woman found dead from a fall from a cliff in Devon. But what in the world was Madame Luna doing in Devon if the dead woman indeed was she?Thors investigation leads him to Belgrave Manor a country house of ill-favoured reputation. The house belongs to wealthy London philanthropist Mrs. Maulfrey the same woman who happens to have taken custody of Madame Lunas young daughter.After a tense visit Hugh Collier is on hand to pick up the threads in what turns out to be a remarkably sinister case and one in which Hugh himself will be imperilled before the dnouement.An impressive tale of outr mystery and lurid crime with a cast of compelling characters The Belgrave Manor Crime was originally published in 1935. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.
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title: The Belgrave Manor Crime
publisher: Dean Street Press