Who Killed Zebedee?/John Jago's Ghost
by Wilkie Collins
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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 show more 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. show lessTags
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Two stories from Wilkie Collins totalling just over 100 pages. They're crime stories rather than detecive stories -- there's not much detecting going on, although in the first (much shorter) story, the narrator is a policeman who cracks the case -- more by stumbling over the answer than by detective work.
A very enjoyable hour or so with a distraction that doesn't need much intellectual effort but doesn't feel trashy either.
A very enjoyable hour or so with a distraction that doesn't need much intellectual effort but doesn't feel trashy either.
This was a short story focused on a stabbing death and the memory of a dying former police officer as he relates the case to the priest giving him last rites. No heavy reading here, just an enjoyable 30-45 minutes. 37 pages
Really enjoyed this.
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Wilkie Collins was born in London, England on January 8, 1824. He worked first in business and then law, but eventually turned to literature. During his lifetime, he wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, at least 14 plays, and more than 100 non-fiction pieces. His works include Antonia, The Woman in White, The Moonstone, The Haunted Hotel, show more and Heart and Science. He was a close friend of Charles Dickens and collaborated with him. He died on September 23, 1889. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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