The Darke chronicles
Subtitle: tales of a Victorian puzzle-solver
By: David Stuart Davies
Publisher: Mystery Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Stroud
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780752497709
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories; FICTION; General
Description: The Darke Chronicles introduces the aristocratic and flamboyant Victorian detective Luther Darke, who tackles mysteries which have baffled Scotland Yard and are seemingly unexplained. The cases featured here take Darke into a world of deception, murderous sleights of hand, spiritualism, vampires, curses and phantoms in fin de siecle London. This volume, a treat for all fans of vintage crime fiction, features seven of Darke's most challenging and chilling investigations. If you like Sherlock Holmes, then you will love Luther Darke.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Epigraph; 1 The Curzon Street Conundrum; 2 The Puzzle of the Innocent Murderer; 3 The Mystery of the Missing Black Pearl; 4 The Riddle of the Visiting Angel; 5 The Curse of the Griswold Phantom; 6 The Vampire Murders Intrigue; 7 The Illusion of the Disappearing Man; About the Author; Copyright.