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    The Frankenstein Monster: The Charles Maddox Mysteries, Book 3
    The London Vampire: The Charles Maddox Mysteries, Book 4
    The Man in Black: The Charles Maddox Mysteries, Book 2
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    Charles Maddox Series

    Written by Lynn Shepherd

    Narrated by Greta Scacchi

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    About this series

    While investigating the origins of a mysterious donation to Oxford University, private detective Charles Maddox encounters the mysterious Baron Von Reisenberg, the subject of many rumours and macabre legends. In the light of day Maddox can find no evidence of anything sinister – until a series of disturbing incidents send him on a quest to expose whatever evil lurks in the Baron's castle.
    After a terrifying encounter nearly costs him his sanity, Maddox returns home to find London besieged by an elusive murderer branded the Vampire. There's little doubt in Maddox's mind who's responsible – and it's up to him to end the monstrous affair before more innocent blood is spilled…
    “Tense, terrific.” - Ian Rankin
    “Another tour de force with a striking finale.” - Kirkus Reviews starred review
    “Another sterling entry in this imaginative series.” - Booklist
    “Compulsively readable, suspenseful, and dark... unsettling in the best way.” - Historical Novels Review
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateNov 24, 2022
    The Frankenstein Monster: The Charles Maddox Mysteries, Book 3
    The London Vampire: The Charles Maddox Mysteries, Book 4
    The Man in Black: The Charles Maddox Mysteries, Book 2

    Titles in the series (3)

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      The Man in Black: The Charles Maddox Mysteries, Book 2
      The Man in Black: The Charles Maddox Mysteries, Book 2

      The Man in Black: The Charles Maddox Mysteries, Book 2

      Lynn Shepherd
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      London, 1850: The Dickensian streets grow darker by the day. Private investigator Charles Maddox is surprised when he is approached by Edward Tulkinghorn for help. The feared and shadowy attorney offers Charles a handsome price he can't refuse to do some sleuthing for a client. Charles learns that Sir Julius Cremorne has been receiving threatening letters, and now Tulkinghorn wants him to find and stop whoever is responsible. But what starts as a simple, open-and-shut case swiftly escalates into something bigger and much darker. As he cascades toward a collision with powerful forces, Charles will need all the assistance he can get… The Man in Black takes a classic Charles Dickens novel and plummets readers into a newly reimagined and mysterious world. Fans of The Confessions of Frannie Langton and Stacey Halls will love this.

      London, 1850: The Dickensian streets grow darker by the day. Private investigator Charles Maddox is surprised when he is approached by Edward Tulkinghorn for help. The feared and shadowy attorney offers Charles a handsome price he can't refuse to do some sleuthing for a client. Charles learns that Sir Julius Cremorne has been receiving threatening letters, and now Tulkinghorn wants him to find and stop whoever is responsible. But what starts as a simple, open-and-shut case swiftly escalates into something bigger and much darker. As he cascades toward a collision with powerful forces, Charles will need all the assistance he can get… The Man in Black takes a classic Charles Dickens novel and plummets readers into a newly reimagined and mysterious world. Fans of The Confessions of Frannie Langton and Stacey Halls will love this.

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      The Frankenstein Monster: The Charles Maddox Mysteries, Book 3
      The Frankenstein Monster: The Charles Maddox Mysteries, Book 3

      The Frankenstein Monster: The Charles Maddox Mysteries, Book 3

      Lynn Shepherd
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      In the dying days of 1850, the young detective Charles Maddox takes on a new case. His client? The only surviving son of the long-dead poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and his wife Mary, author of Frankenstein. Charles soon finds himself being drawn into the bitter battle being waged over the poet's literary legacy. When a chance discovery raises doubts about the death of Shelley's first wife, Harriet, he starts to question whether she did kill herself - or whether what really happened was far more sinister… “Shepherd shines again in this superb Victorian thriller.” - Publishers Weekly starred review “So evocative of mid-Victorian England… An absolute must.” - Daily Mail “[Shepherd] takes the familiar story of the Shelley family and fills in the holes in the historical record by turning it into a clever, imaginative and literate mystery.” – Kirkus Reviews starred review

      In the dying days of 1850, the young detective Charles Maddox takes on a new case. His client? The only surviving son of the long-dead poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and his wife Mary, author of Frankenstein. Charles soon finds himself being drawn into the bitter battle being waged over the poet's literary legacy. When a chance discovery raises doubts about the death of Shelley's first wife, Harriet, he starts to question whether she did kill herself - or whether what really happened was far more sinister… “Shepherd shines again in this superb Victorian thriller.” - Publishers Weekly starred review “So evocative of mid-Victorian England… An absolute must.” - Daily Mail “[Shepherd] takes the familiar story of the Shelley family and fills in the holes in the historical record by turning it into a clever, imaginative and literate mystery.” – Kirkus Reviews starred review

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      The London Vampire: The Charles Maddox Mysteries, Book 4
      The London Vampire: The Charles Maddox Mysteries, Book 4

      The London Vampire: The Charles Maddox Mysteries, Book 4

      Lynn Shepherd
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      While investigating the origins of a mysterious donation to Oxford University, private detective Charles Maddox encounters the mysterious Baron Von Reisenberg, the subject of many rumours and macabre legends. In the light of day Maddox can find no evidence of anything sinister – until a series of disturbing incidents send him on a quest to expose whatever evil lurks in the Baron's castle. After a terrifying encounter nearly costs him his sanity, Maddox returns home to find London besieged by an elusive murderer branded the Vampire. There's little doubt in Maddox's mind who's responsible – and it's up to him to end the monstrous affair before more innocent blood is spilled… “Tense, terrific.” - Ian Rankin “Another tour de force with a striking finale.” - Kirkus Reviews starred review “Another sterling entry in this imaginative series.” - Booklist “Compulsively readable, suspenseful, and dark... unsettling in the best way.” - Historical Novels Review

      While investigating the origins of a mysterious donation to Oxford University, private detective Charles Maddox encounters the mysterious Baron Von Reisenberg, the subject of many rumours and macabre legends. In the light of day Maddox can find no evidence of anything sinister – until a series of disturbing incidents send him on a quest to expose whatever evil lurks in the Baron's castle. After a terrifying encounter nearly costs him his sanity, Maddox returns home to find London besieged by an elusive murderer branded the Vampire. There's little doubt in Maddox's mind who's responsible – and it's up to him to end the monstrous affair before more innocent blood is spilled… “Tense, terrific.” - Ian Rankin “Another tour de force with a striking finale.” - Kirkus Reviews starred review “Another sterling entry in this imaginative series.” - Booklist “Compulsively readable, suspenseful, and dark... unsettling in the best way.” - Historical Novels Review

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