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Twelve Mystery Stories

The twelve mystery stories in this collection relate episodes of madness and revenge, terror and obsession, sensation and delusion - hinting at dark and tantalizing secrets. Set mainly in the Victorian era, they evoke a world of flickering candle flames and treacherous fogs, leaving the reader with a lurking sense of unease.

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Includes stories by:

G. P. R. James

Charles Reade

Stanley J. Weyman

Roy Horniman & C. E. Morland

Frank Aubrey

Ward Muir

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Hugh Conway

Mabel E. Wotton

Arthur Conan Doyle

J. B. Harris-Burland

Guy Thorne

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 233 pages

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