| Author: | Fergus Hume | ISBN: | 1230001609523 |
| Publisher: | Black Heath Editions | Publication: | March 26, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Fergus Hume |
| ISBN: | 1230001609523 |
| Publisher: | Black Heath Editions |
| Publication: | March 26, 2017 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
When a famous opera singer is killed on stage by an exploding bouquet the young lawyer Mark Tancred is convinced that the police are pursuing the wrong man. The signs point to a secret anarchist society, but Tancred is certain that a more personal motive lies at the heart of the mystery. Pursuing the clue of the black carnation, he soon uncovers a hotbed of familial resentment and secret passions...
Originally published in 1892, this is a classic British murder mystery, set against the evocative background of fin de siècle London.
When a famous opera singer is killed on stage by an exploding bouquet the young lawyer Mark Tancred is convinced that the police are pursuing the wrong man. The signs point to a secret anarchist society, but Tancred is certain that a more personal motive lies at the heart of the mystery. Pursuing the clue of the black carnation, he soon uncovers a hotbed of familial resentment and secret passions...
Originally published in 1892, this is a classic British murder mystery, set against the evocative background of fin de siècle London.
