Make hell for leather and stop a vicious killer from striking again. During a hospital visit, Lady Violet Thorn overhears a young woman accusing a married couple of her parents' murder and stealing their home, Maccabee House. From body parts scattered around town igniting rumours about a cannibal to a sex worker found brutalised, macabre events soon unfold culminating in Violet receiving a mannequin, resembling herself, stabbed through the heart. With the town of Montford in meltdown, Violet knows that the answers wait at Maccabee House, which lies in the shadow of the old tannery. But with the killer's sights firmly on her, can she make it out alive? An enthralling and gripping Victorian crime caper from the bestselling author of the Gower Street Detective series, perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz, M. C. Beaton, and Oscar De Muriel.©2025 M.R.C. Kasasian (P)2025 Saga EgmontM.R.C. Kasasian is an English author known for his richly atmospheric historical mystery novels, including the acclaimed Gower Street Detective series.

The horrors have only just begun...When Lady Violet Thorn's unbearable Aunt Igitha unexpectedly arrives at her doorstep and disrupts her peaceful existence, it sets off unsettling events eerily reminiscent of the infamous Montford Maniac's reign.Violet must unravel the connection between her unwelcome guest and the brutal incidents - from savage beasts at her doorstep to horrifying public executions. Is Aunt Igitha orchestrating this nightmare? Or has history repeated itself with the return of the Montford Maniac? As Lady Violet confronts these horrors, she realises that there might be an even darker force at play here...A heart-stopping amalgam of mystery and menace, this Victorian mystery is perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz, M. C. Beaton, and Oscar De Muriel.©2024 M.R.C. Kasasian (P)2024 Saga EgmontMartin Kasasian was raised in Lancashire. He has had careers as varied as a factory hand, wine waiter, veterinary assistant, fairground worker and dentist. He is the author of two previous historical mystery series including the Gower Street Detective series.

Home is where the horror is... Jilted thriller writer Lady Violet Thorn has withdrawn to the Suffolk market town of Montford with two servants and her leading character, the adventuress Ruby Gibson, for company. Violet's peace is disturbed when a stranger asks her for help, claiming that a friend is being kept prisoner in her own home. Her visitor seems so afraid that Violet, despite her scepticism, is persuaded to investigate. A woman is killed outside Violet's house, then another murdered in the town and, as the deaths mount up, she becomes convinced that they all lead to one place: the increasingly forbidding Haglin House, and whoever lives there... M.R.C. Kasasian returns with a fresh, witty and totally enthralling take on the classic crime genre, perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz, M. C. Beaton and Oscar De Muriel. Martin Kasasian was raised in Lancashire. He has had careers as varied as a factory hand, wine waiter, veterinary assistant, fairground worker and dentist. He is the author of two previous historical mystery series including the Gower Street Detective series.

Sa dernière enquête a mené un homme innocent à la potence. Autant dire que le détective Sydney Grice n'est plus vraiment en odeur de sainteté à Londres. Boudé par ses clients, le «  plus grand détective de tout l'empire britannique  » dépérit. March Middelton, son excentrique acolyte, commence à sérieusement s'inquiéter. Jusqu'à ce qu'un individu, membre du «  Club du dernier survivant  », fasse appel aux services de Sydney... et ait l'impudence de passer de vie à trépas dans son salon  ! Une mort soudaine et pour le moins suspecte. Quel est donc ce club de gentlemen où le jeu est de réussir à rester en vie tout en éliminant les autres  ? Les indices entraînent Grice et March dans les recoins les plus sombres du Londres victorien, jusqu'à la maison maudite de la baronne Foskett... Un duo de détectives de choc dans le Londres victorien  : so british  !

Sa dernière enquête a mené un homme innocent à la potence,,. Autant dire que le détective Sydney Grice n'est plus vraiment en odeur de sainteté à Londres. Boudé par ses clients, le « plus grand détective de tout l'empire britannique » dépérit. March Middelton, son excentrique acolyte du « sexe faible », commence à sérieusement s'inquiéter. Jusqu'à ce qu'un individu, membre de l'effrayant « Club du dernier survivant », fasse appel aux services de Sydney... et ait l'impudence de passer de vie à trépas dans son salon ! Les deux détectives sont bien obligés d'enquêter sur cette mort soudaine et particulièrement suspecte. Quel est donc ce club de gentlemen où le jeu est de réussir à rester en vie tout en éliminant les autres ? Les indices entraînent Grice et March dans les recoins les plus sombres du Londres victorien, jusqu'à la maison maudite de la baronne Foskett...  Un duo de détectives de choc dans le Londres victorien : so british !