Robert Eustace

#2

In this quick paced, easy to read collection of three works by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace, we have detective mystery stories with supernatural themes (ghosts, haunted rooms, fortune tellers) debunked by masterful detectives such as John Bell and Mr. Head. As well as Diana Marburg, who uses her supernatural (psychic) abilities in detection. This work includes two complete books: A Master of Mysteries, and The Brotherhood of The Seven Kings, as well as the Short Story, The Dead Hand. Almost 300 pages of fun, page turning mysteries in basically seven short stories and ten chapters, the book also features annotated and differentiated material as front matter for the 2013 edition. This front matter includes two Introductions and an About the Authors Section. In the introduction by Tim Prasil, a university level English instructor, and author of occult detective stories in his own right, we have both a history of occult detectives in the mystery genre as well as a discussion of the literary contributions of the authors to the field of detective based fiction. Altogether, this should be a fun read for fans of mystery stories that feature occult detectives.

#3

1996

The grotesquely grinning corpse in the Devonshire shack was a man who died horribly -- with a dish of mushrooms at his side. His body contained enough death-dealing muscarine to kill 30 people. Why would an expert on fungi feast on a large quantity of this particularly poisonous species. A clue to the brilliant murderer, who had baffled the best minds in London, was hidden in a series of letters and documents that no one seemed to care about, except the dead man's son.