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Falsely accused of murdering the Baron von Rosenberg, Gerald Brooke is a man on the run. But as he and his wife try desperately to evade detection, the real killer is still at large. Meanwhile, Mrs Brooke's ex-suitor is engaged in nefarious activities of his own. Surrounded by enemies on all sides,...

Mary Elizabeth Braddon's calssic short story collection has examples from all of the genres in which she excelled. Here, readers will find thrilling sensation fiction, haunting ghost stories and even comical tales of Victorian social life.

For actress-turned-detective, Dorcas Dene, no case is too small - from missing heirs to villainous murders, from petty blackmail to international anarchist plots! Ably assisted by her husband Paul and her faithful friend and chronicler, Mr. Saxon, Dorcas takes on the seedier side of late-Victorian...

"She had been shaken free from conventional life by a great tragedy, she had been bruised and hurt in the process, but she had survived. She had found herself in a world of new values." Cecil Twyfold, a young theologian and budding literary genius, falls in love with Flora Airly,...

A group of acquaintances gather after dinner in a Highland shooting lodge. As conversation turns to matters supernatural, each member of the company regales the assembly with an episode from their lives which they find hard to explain... First published in the Windsor Magazine in 1902 to 1903...

The house at Ben's Hollow in the lonely countryside of western Ireland has a bad reputation among the locals. Two artists are keen to hear the legend - but little do they imagine how the house and its story will haunt their lives and loves in dark and unexpected ways... This collection was...

Haunted by her mother's infidelity, her father's death and her brother's desertion, Victoria di Loredani marries the Conte Berenza, who appears to offer her all she has ever wanted. But when her affections are transferred to a younger man, sexual jealousy and lust drive her slowly insane. As she gradually...

First published in 1895, this classic anthology contains four novella-length detective stories by popular writers of the day: "The Long Arm" by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, "The Murder at Jex Farm" by George Ira Brett; "The Secret of the Treaty" by Roy Tellet and "The...

J.A. Froude’s powerful philosophical novel tells the story of Marcus Sutherland, a young priest whose crisis of faith has tragic consequences for himself and those close to him. One of the most controversial and influential novels of the Victorian period, it crystalized the agonising doubt that...

Inspector McNeeve is at his wits' end. A series of jewel robberies is currently the plague of fashionable society - valuable items are being stolen from town and country houses alike, and disappearing without trace. And when McNeeve is killed during a visit to the theatre, it seems the criminal has...

Jerry Tyler has been estranged from his family friend Major Pryor for several years following a series of events culminating in his son's suicide - a tragedy for which the Major holds Tyler accountable. Visiting the Major one evening to discuss a matter of business, Tyler finally has the chance to...

Ghosts and robbers, smugglers and curses - this collection of tales was written for younger readers and is based on the author's own recollections of idyllic Victorian Christmases in England's Lake District. As the family gathers round the fire, the older members delight the company with stories befitting...

Whilst staying at a country inn, a solicitor named Dexter meets Aylmer Vance, a consulting expert in all things supernatural. The two men strike up an instant friendship, and Vance regales Dexter with haunting tales of his ghostly encounters - some beguiling, some tragic and some truly terrifying... Originally...

When Stephen Desmond falls in love with the beautiful Mabel Leybourne, Mabel's guardian, the villainous Eustace Selwyn, spitefully refuses the union. So when Eustace disappears in mysterious circumstances, Stephen is the natural suspect. But is Stephen really a murderer? And is it really possible...