The Black Veil and Other Tales of Supernatural Sleuths

by Mark Valentine (Editor)

Other authors: Mary Anne Allen (Contributor), Robert Barr (Contributor), L. Adams Beck (Contributor), Donald Campbell (Contributor), John Cooling (Contributor) — 14 more, Robert Eustace (Contributor), E. Heron (Contributor), H. Heron (Contributor), William Hope Hodgson (Contributor), AF Kidd (Contributor), Vernon Knowles (Contributor), Colin P. Langeveld (Contributor), Arthur Machen (Contributor), Robert Mathias (Cover designer), LT Meade (Contributor), Rosalie Parker (Contributor), RB Russell (Contributor), Allen Upward (Contributor), Mark Valentine (Contributor)

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This volume brings together sixteen chilling cases of supernatural sleuths, pitting themselves against the peril of ultimate evil.

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The supposed link between these sixteen stories is Supernatural Detectives. This premise does not work well however as not all the tales are supernatural and others do not really have a sleuth to investigate. Anyway they are a very varied bunch,and neither of the the best two stories -'The Ghost with the Club-foot' and 'Like Clockwork' contain a ghost. Several begin well such as 'The Sheelagh-na-gig' and 'Spirit Solutions',but end poorly. Rather a disappointment overall
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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Valentine, Mark	Editor	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Allen, Mary Anne	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Barr, Robert	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Beck, L. Adams	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Campbell, Donald	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Cooling, John	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Eustace, Robert	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Heron, E.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Heron, H.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hodgson, William Hope	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kidd, AF	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Knowles, Vernon	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Langeveld, Colin P.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Machen, Arthur	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Mathias, Robert	Cover designer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Meade, LT	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Parker, Rosalie	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Russell, RB	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Upward, Allen	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Valentine, Mark	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Mathias, Robert	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Wislicenus, Max	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Contents:

Introduction - Mark Valentine

Robert Eustace & L.T. Meade - The Warder of the Door

E. & H. Heron - The Story of Sevens Hall

William Hope Hodgson - The Gateway of the Monster

Arthur Machen - The Red Hand

Allen Upward - The Haunted Woman

Robert Barr - The Ghost with the Club-foot

Vernon Knowles - The Curious Activities of Basil Thorpenden

Donald Campbell - The Necromancer

L. Adams Beck - Waste Manor

John Cooling - The House of Fenris

Mark Valentine - The Prince of Barlocco

Colin P. Langeveld - The Legacy of the Viper

Mary Anne Allen - The Sheelagh-na-gig

A.F. Kidd - The Black Veil

R.B. Russell - Like Clockwork

Rosalie Parker - Spirit Solutions

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