Afford, Max

Owl of Darkness

Ramble House:
Shreveport: 2006
Trade paperback, Fine,
225 pp
Cover artwork by: Gavin L. O’Keefe

A series of daring jewel thefts, each preceded by a written warning. . .The discovery of a new formula for a chemical able to replace petrol at a fraction of the cost. Then another warning threatening the theft of that formula by a mysterious criminal who wear a billowing costume and a sinister bird-like mask. . .Then the bodies start piling up! Chief Inspector William Read of New Scotland Yard conscripts freelance sleuth Jeffery Blackburn to assist him in tackling this eerie mystery. There are suspects aplenty in the home of wealthy baronet Atherton-Wayne. Can Read and Blackburn clip the wings of the Owl before it's too late? A print-on-demand title.   #39930