Virgil Markham

Lost in the Welsh countryside, antiquarian Alfred Bannerlee seeks shelter in a sprawling, decaying mansion just as a wedding is about to take place. But the eerie estate harbors chilling secrets, including the legend of Parson Lolly, a spectral figure said to haunt its halls. As night falls, the household is thrown into chaos when a series of inexplicable events-and murder-turn legend into terrifying reality. Told through Bannerlee's diary entries, Death in the Dusk is a gripping blend of gothic horror and detective fiction, where the line between the supernatural and reality blurs with every shadowy corridor.

Trade paperback. Virgil Markham, author of the classic 1928 thriller 'Death in the Dusk', wrote this masterpiece of suspense in 1932, long before Cornell Woolrich took over the reins of nail-biting mystery. But you'll never find a more terrifying example of early crime noir - on any continent.