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The Slype (Paperback)
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The Slype (Paperback)
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" W]orthy of being compared to Dickens's creations . . .
First-class entertainment." - William F. Deeck, "The Mystery
Fancier"
"An exciting story told in a pleasant narrative style with
considerable skill, and a whole portfolio of Dickensian characters,
drawn against a rich background make "The Slype" an almost perfect
piece of light fiction." - "The Outlook"
"No one will care to hurry when he can spend his time in the
company of such delightful people as the Dean, the Paper Wizard,
and Boyce's Boy. . . . "The Slype" is] a book to be read and put by
for future rereading." - "New York Times"
"A unique and unusual mystery yarn." - "Baltimore Sun"
The Slype is a dark passage, reputedly haunted, adjoining the
ancient cathedral of Dullchester, and it plays a central role in
this thrilling mystery. As the story opens, this sleepy cathedral
city has a sinister visitor whose ominous pastime consists of
cutting paper silhouettes depicting a corpse hanging from a gibbet.
After his arrival, a series of terrifying events ensues: ghostly
screams are heard to emanate from the Slype, and the town's
residents begin disappearing one by one, inexplicably and without a
trace. Young Daniel Dyke, Sergeant Wurren, and Inspector Macauley
of Scotland Yard will have to join forces to unravel this deadly
mystery and uncover a centuries-old secret . . . before it's too
late
Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) is best known for his popular series
of swashbuckling tales featuring the smuggler Dr. Syn, but as Mark
Valentine writes in his introduction to this new edition, the
rediscovery of Thorndike's mystery and suspense fiction is long
overdue. This edition of "The Slype" (1927), a fast-paced and
ingenious tale with a plot and cast of characters reminiscent of
Dickens, is the first in 80 years and features a reproduction of
the scarce jacket art of the 1927 first edition.
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