Bücher von David Stuart Davies

A Rupert Wilde Golden Age Murder Mystery. It is the 1920s and Ambrose De Lacy is the doyen of mystery writers and founder of The Murder Club, an exclusive social club for successful authors of crime fiction. He receives death threats by post and so consults private detective Rupert Wilde and his Indian assistant Kishen Chabra to get to the bottom of this sinister matter. However, the case proves to be more complex than it first appears. Wilde discovers that the killer is on a vengeful mission to eliminate various members of the club. And what is the dark secret from the past that De Lacy is harbouring? Wilde's investigations place him in personal danger before leading him and Kishen to the mysterious isolated cottage on the south coast where horror awaits. However, there are more clues to follow before Wilde is able to unmask the murderer.

In The Shadows: Weird Tales that Chill and ShockBy David Stuart DaviesSettle into your easy chair, but be sure to leave the lights on! This collection of twenty-five tales of the macabre and uncanny will keep you up at night. As a child, were you ever worried that someone, or something, was watching you from a shadowy corner of your bedroom? What if that earnest stage magician is more than a mere illusionist? Have you ever been unsettled by a doll that seemed just a little too life-like?What happens when a horror author finds himself trapped in his own tale?All these and more await you if you dare to venture In The Shadows...

Three British Mystery Novels: detective, thriller and (mild) horror set in Britain by British authors. Three great reads, for those who like to wrap their minds round unusual plots presented as an omnibus print edition.

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson investigate the case of a kidnapped child. With no ransom note, and a sinister connection to the highest echelons of Victorian society, the companions' lives are in danger. What is the child's true heritage? And what is the connection with the vicious Whitechapel murders?

The sixth novel in the Detective Johnny (One Eye) Hawke series. Two laser-sharp detectives, two thought-provoking cases and two skilful plots.