Arthur J. Rees

Reproduction of the original: The Shrieking Pit by Arthur J. Rees

Reproduction of the original: The Shrieking Pit by Arthur J. Rees

Reproduction of the original: The Moon Rock by Arthur J. Rees

Reproduction of the original: The Moon Rock by Arthur J. Rees

After suffering a fit, a mysterious young man disappears from his Norfolk hotel. The next day, an archaeologist is found murdered in a nearby village and the mystery man is the only suspect... Private Investigator Colwyn is on holiday in the area and he doesn't believe the accused man is guilty, but how can he prove it? From the Golden Age of Detective Fiction comes a neatly plotted thriller in which atmosphere and mystery mix to produce a tight and satisfying tale.

A murder takes place... and it takes place within a locked room two hundred feet above the deadly silver Moon Rock... ...who is guilty of this terrible crime, and equally important - how did they do it? From the Golden Age of Detective Fiction comes a classic locked room mystery in which atmosphere and mystery mix to produce a tight and satisfying thriller. Large Print Format

The Merediths are a wealthy country family. The next heir to the family's wealth and estates has chosen a modern London girl to be his bride, and his choice does not meet with approval... The free-thinking young woman causes friction in the family... until murder arrives in the house... a murder which it seems no-one could have committed... From the Golden Age of Detective Fiction comes a neatly plotted thriller in which atmosphere and mystery mix to produce a tight and satisfying tale.

"Detective-Inspector Chippenfield of Scotland Yard. Tell Inspector Seldon I want him, and be quick about it." "Yes, sir. Hang on, sir. I'll put you through to him at once." Detective-Inspector Chippenfield, of Scotland Yard, waited with the receiver held to his ear. While he waited he scrutinised keenly a sheet of paper which lay on the desk in front of him. It was a flimsy, faintly-ruled sheet from a cheap writing-pad, blotted and soiled, and covered with sprawling letters which had been roughly printed at irregular intervals as though to hide the identity of the writer.

A recently married young wife is murdered. At first, there is a dearth of suspects, then attention is focused by Scotland Yard detectives on one suspect on the basis of apparently clear clues and a clear motive. But wait, all is not what it seems to be I don't want to reveal too much but a private detective is brought into the case and brings to light new information, another crime, and a new suspect. A search is made, two suspects finally tell their stories, some new clues are identified, and the mystery is finally solved.