Robert Eustace

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.

[Adventure of the Copper Beeches]( Case of the lost foreigner / Arthur Morrison -- Ghost of Fountain Lane / Catherine L. Pirkis -- Return of Imray / Rudyard Kipling -- Divination of the Zagury Capsules / Headon Hill -- York mystery / Baroness Orczy -- Haverstock Hill murder / George R. Sims -- Dead hand / R. Austin Freeman -- Mr. Bovey's unexpected will / L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace -- Perverted genius / Silas K. Hocking -- Eye of Apollo / G.K. Chesterton -- Purple emperor / Robert W. Chambers -- Tragedy of the life raft / Jacques Futrelle -- Story of Baelbrow / E. and H. Heron.

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.

Black Cat in the Snow, John D. MacDonald Murder is a Gas, Allen Kim Lang The Adventure of the Seven Black Cats, Ellery Queen A Little Intelligence, Randall Garrett The Invisible Cat, Betty Ren Wright The Outside Ledge, L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace The Theft of the Mafia cat, Edward D. Hoch Mr. Strang and the Cat Lady, William Brittain The Cyprian Cat, Dorothy L. Sayers Animals, Clark Howard The Yellow Cat, Wilbur Daniel Steele [Black Cat]( Edgar Allan Poe The Squaw, Bram Stoker A Great Sight, Janwillem Van de Wetering

Stories of two "supernatural detectives," solving puzzles of supernatural phenomenon. Carnacki investigates hauntings, whether of human or ab-normal origin. John Bell is a "ghost-breaker" who finds the truth behind alleged apparitions.

Death at the Excelsior by P. G. Wodehouse The Mystery of the Felwyn Tunnel by Robert Eustace The Game Played In The Dark by Ernest Bramah Her Letters by Kate Chopin A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell The Lost Duchess by Anonymous The Moabite Cipher by R. Austin Freeman [An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge]( by Ambrose Bierce The Safety Match by Anton Chekhov [A Scandal in Bohemia]( by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

[Boscombe Valley Mystery]( by Arthur Conan Doyle Mr. Bovey's Unexpected Will, by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace A Bracelet at Bruges, by Arnold Bennett Who Stole the Black Diamonds, by Baroness Orczy The Blue Sequin, by R. Austin Freeman