One night in April, the residents of Sandycroft, Colonel Bernage's country estate, are changed forever when Captain Darvill is found stabbed in the smoking-room. But who was the culprit? Could it be Bernage's niece, who was covertly married to the dead man? Or the Colonel's brother, who has wrestled for years with congenital homicidal mania? Or the Colonel's ward, the artist Roden Bosworth, who disappears mysteriously on the night of the crime?  Originally published in 1890, t...

Falsely accused of murdering the Baron von Rosenberg, Gerald Brooke is a man on the run. But as he and his wife try desperately to evade detection, the real killer is still at large. Meanwhile, Mrs Brooke's ex-suitor is engaged in nefarious activities of his own. Surrounded by enemies on all sides, Gerald faces a race against time to discover the true identity of the Baron's killer - before it is too late...Originally published in 1899, this sensational Victorian crime story is sur...

This fifth volume of 'Winter Tales' contains more than twenty Victorian and Edwardian stories of strange and ghostly events which blight the dark nights of the Christmas season. Perfect for fireside reading, a number of these stories have never been reprinted since their original publication. Rediscover them - if you dare...