On the eve of his wedding to Evelyn Cheyne, who he met and fell in love with during the course of The Unicorn Murders, former spy Kenwood Blake is summoned to Devon by spymaster Sir Henry Merrivale, and asked to take part in an undercover operation. Despite being assured he'll be back in London in time for the wedding the following morning, Blake is unconvinced.
Once in Torquay, he is sent to investigate Paul Hogenauer, a local scientist of German heritage, who has been dabbling in spiritualism and the occult - a man Merrivale and Devon's Chief Constable Colonel Charters suspect of anti-British espionage. But, on entering his house, he finds Hogenauer dead in a chair in his sitting room, showing all the signs of strychnine poisoning.
When he finds Hogenauer's friend and confidant Dr Keppel dead in his hotel room in Bristol, also apparently from strychnine poisoning, he has a seemingly impossible mystery to unravel. Can he solve the clues, bring the killer to justice and still get to the church in time to get married in the morning?
| ISBN: | 9780712369558 |
| Publication date: | 10th July 2026 |
| Author: | Carter Dickson |
| Publisher: | British Library Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Series: | British Library Crime Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic crime and mystery fiction Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives Crime and mystery: cosy mystery |
On the eve of his wedding to Evelyn Cheyne, who he met and fell in love with during the course of The Unicorn Murders, former spy Kenwood Blake is summoned to Devon by spymaster Sir Henry Merrivale, and asked to take part in an undercover operation. Despite being assured he'll be back in London in time for the wedding the following morning, Blake is unconvinced.Once in Torquay, he is sent to investigate Paul Hogenauer, a local scientist of German heritage, who has been dabbling in spiritualism and the occult - a man Merrivale and Devon's Chief Constable Colonel Charters suspect of anti-British espionage.
The Magic-Lantern Murders features in the following genres: Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery
Paperback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Magic-Lantern Murders was written by Carter Dickson and published by British Library Publishing
The Magic-Lantern Murders has 256 pages
Yes it is part of British Library Crime Classics series
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.