Who Killed Zebedee? - Softcover

'Collins s genius for intricate plotting and breakneck narrative pacing is vividly displayed in these two stories...Stylish and superlative entertainment: perfect for a wintry eve with the wind howling dutifully outside.' --Kirkus Review

'...two supremely clever and sensationalist stories from the inventor of English detective fiction.' --Indian Telegraph

'Collins wasn't at the height of his powers when these were written. But the two stories - one a locked-house mystery, the other a body-in-a-lime-kiln mystery - will do nicely.' --The Guardian

Undisputed master of “sensation fiction” and forefather of the modern crime story, Wilkie Collins was also a supreme chronicler of the dark underside of Victorian London. Chilling in the extreme, these three short stories of murder and suspense are outstanding examples of his craft. Setting himself in front of the station fire, a young policeman is little prepared for the account of bloody murder that will be relayed that night. It seems that Mrs. Crosscapel’s lodging house is a place of dark secrets and buried passions—emotions that will soon cloud even his own judgment. As with the other short stories included here, Who Killed Zebedee? is a brilliant and highly original tale of horror and the macabre.