Silent House

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Silent HouseISBN13:9781513205397ISBN10:1513205390Author:Hume, Fergus (Author), Editions, Mint (Contribution by)Description:The Silent House (1899) Is A Mystery Novel By Fergus Hume Although Not As Successful As The Mystery Of A Hansom Cab (1886), An Immediate Bestseller For Hume, The Silent House Is A Gripping Novel With An Atmospheric Intensity And Tightly Wound Mystery Worthy Of The Best Of Victorian Fiction From An Author Whose Work Inspired Arthur Conan Doyle, The Silent House Is A Story Of Murder With A Haunting, Original Conclusion At Twenty-Five, Lucian Denzil Is At The Very Beginning Of His Career As A Barrister Settling Into A Serious Life, He Rents A Modest Home In Pimlico On Geneva Square Although He Endeavors To Focus And Live Only For His Work, Lucian Cannot Help But Notice The Stories Told By Neighbors And Servants About No 13, A Home Near His Own On The Square Decades Prior To His Settling In Pimlico, No 13, Now Known As The Silent House, Was The Site Of A Gruesome Murder Over The Years, It Had Gone Unoccupied And Fallen Into General Disrepair In 1895, A Quiet, Reclusive Man Named Mark Berwin Moved Into The Home, Where He Lived Alone, And To Which He Could Not Infrequently Be Seen Returning In The Dead Of Night In A Drunken, Disturbed State One Night, While Walking Through Geneva Square To His Own Home, Lucian Encounters Berwin Who, Intoxicated And Confused, Requires The Young Man's Assistance Helping The Older Gentleman Make His Way To No 13, Lucian Feels A Growing Unease, A Sense Of Something That Will Lead Him Not Only To The Heart Of A Local Mystery, But Into The Depths Of The Silent House Itself With A Beautifully Designed Cover And Professionally Typeset Manuscript, This Edition Of Fergus Hume's The Silent House Is A Classic Of English Mystery And Detective Fiction Reimagined For Modern Readers Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:Mint EditionsPublication Date:2021-03-09Weight:0.72 lbsDimensions:0.5'' H x 7.99'' L x 5'' WNumber of Pages:202Language:English

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