Man in a Black Hat (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)
Thurston, E. Temple / Valentine, Mark
An eerie tale." - The MercuryThis strange novel opens at a country estate sale, where after a round of intense bidding, Mr Crawshay-Martin wins the auction for a 16th-century manuscript containing the occult secrets of the order of the Rosicrucians. But he does not get to enjoy his purchase long: the following morning, he is found dead inside his locked room, his throat slashed and the book missing. The police write the case off as a suicide, ...