The Gothic Tales Of Sheridan Le Fanu Benedict Le Bradt Travel Guides Ltd WTHD Hardback 2011

The Gothic Tales Of Sheridan Le Fanu Benedict Le Bradt Travel Guides Ltd WTHD Hardback 2011Sheridan Le Fanu was lauded by contemporaries such as M. R. James for his innovations in the ghost story and mystery genres, and his mastery of conjuring atmosphere and driving stories to thrilling narrative crescendos. This anthology focuses on some of his lesser known stories, exploring eight thoroughly Gothic tales of murderous families, dark castles, and ghosts whose business with the living remains unfinished.

's most sensational murder case

So begins a mystery that will span a lifetime

To prepare for the leading role

The forensic study of Southern California sharpens its focus on one of Los Angeles's most recognised neighbourhoods

Native American kingpin Peaches Pocotillo has wrested control of Chicago's mob family while expanding his criminal empire in the west

including a 'Criminal' short story

'The Big Nowhere' blends the crime novel with the political novel

the chemical and physiological characteristics of each poison provide vital clues to discovery of the murderer

and is as scared as the hostages he's taken

One brutal killer

He knows how they think

into a deeply dangerous - and deeply personal - case: a case that not only reveals dark secrets about the past