Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
YouTube
TikTok
Island of the Mad
Price: £8.99
| Format | E-book, E-Book (USA), Paperback |
|---|---|
| Series | |
| Author | Laurie R King |
| Rights | UK & Comm ex Can |
| ISBN | 9780749022648 |
| Pages | 352 |
Description
June, 1925. Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes are enjoying a well-needed relaxing summer evening in their home on the Sussex Downs. However, Russell soon receives a desperate telephone call from an old friend. Veronica’s aunt, Lady Vivian Beaconsfield, has disappeared following a supervised outing from Bethlem Royal Hospital. With Russell herself feeling less than balanced, the last thing she wants to deal with is the mad; however, she agrees to investigate.
Having spent most of her adult life in and out of one asylum after another, Lady Beaconsfield at last seemed to be adjusting to her confinement at Bethlem. So why did she disappear? And why is there no trace of the nurse who accompanied her?
In their search for the missing women, Russell and Holmes follow the trail from the cold, harsh wards of the hospital through to the ethereal beauty of Venice. Caught up in decadent soiress, the rising tide of fascism and the myth of a haunted madhouse, the pair will discover that there are secrets hidden in the lagoon and nothing is quite as it seems.
What The Critics Said
You must be logged in to post a review.
If You Like This You Might Like…
-
The Owls of Gloucester
Price: £8.99Paperback
The ordered calm of Gloucester Abbey is shattered by the murder of one of its monks. The Abbot, ill-equipped to deal with such a heinous crime, is stunned by the Sheriff’s belief that one of the...Buy Now -
A Taste for Killing
E-book, Hardback, Paperback
Godfrey Bowyer, the best but least likeable bow maker in Worcester, dies of poisoning, though his wife Blanche survives. The number of people who could have administered the poison should mean a very ...Buy Now This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
The Saved
E-book, Hardback, Paperback
Nancy and Calder are moving from London to an isolated slate island, off the west coast of Scotland. But, for Nancy, the fresh start is undermined by the stark surroundings, mysterious locals and the ...Buy Now This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Homicide in Chicago
E-book, E-Book (USA), Paperback
First published as Saint’s Rest under Keith Miles. Chicago, 1931. While the Great Depression has tightened its grip on the world, there are still some who have the means to make their dreams a rea...Buy Now This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
;
Have Your Say
There are no reviews yet.