| Author: | B.L. Farjeon | ISBN: | 1230000309276 |
| Publisher: | Black Heath Editions | Publication: | March 5, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | B.L. Farjeon |
| ISBN: | 1230000309276 |
| Publisher: | Black Heath Editions |
| Publication: | March 5, 2015 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
When Lizzie Melladew is murdered, a friend of the family turns detective. A tip off from a former servant leads the amateur investigator to Devlin - a mysterious barber with extraordinary and uncanny abilities. Devlin agrees to use these to help discover the killer. But is Devlin well-named? Is there, indeed, something develish afoot...?
A Victorian detective story with an unusual supernatural twist, this novel was first published in 1888 and was directly inspired by the then recent Jack the Ripper murders.
When Lizzie Melladew is murdered, a friend of the family turns detective. A tip off from a former servant leads the amateur investigator to Devlin - a mysterious barber with extraordinary and uncanny abilities. Devlin agrees to use these to help discover the killer. But is Devlin well-named? Is there, indeed, something develish afoot...?
A Victorian detective story with an unusual supernatural twist, this novel was first published in 1888 and was directly inspired by the then recent Jack the Ripper murders.
