The newest owner believe he's gotten a bargain when he buys the house at a bottom dollar (bottom pound?) price. There are some outstanding stories such as the title story-which tells about a Gothic dolls' house where a deadly drama is enacted each night at 1 am. Almost always, the gentleman/scholar discovers some ancient book or object that brings the wrath of the otherwordly down upon him.Īs with most short story collections, this is a mixed bag. Or who run into a curse or a mysterious treasure guarded by a ghost or a maze that's been shut up for years-but no one knows why. His characters tend to be gentlemanly scholars or just plain gentlemen who come across an obscure bit of knowledge with a supernatural connection that they just can't resist figuring out.
He also likes a good university or abbey or church as the backdrop.
His stories then to be set in a picturesque little village in England-or Sweden or France. Just the sort to read on a brisk October evening when the days are drawing closer, ever closer to Halloween. James is a collection of pleasantly creepy short stories. Challenge Complete: A-Z Mystery Authors.Mystery & Crime: NYPL Book of Answers (mini-review).
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