The Revenant of Thraxton Hall

The Paranormal Casebooks of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

by Vaughn Entwistle

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Pub Date Mar 25 2014 | Archive Date Mar 25 2014

St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books

Mystery & Thrillers | Sci Fi & Fantasy

Description

Arthur Conan Doyle has just killed off Sherlock Holmes in “The Final Problem,” and he immediately becomes one of the most hated men in London. So when he is contacted by a medium “of some renown” and asked to investigate a murder, he jumps at the chance to get out of the city. The only thing is that the murder hasn’t happened yet—the medium, one Hope Thraxton, has foreseen that her death will occur at the third séance of a meeting of the Society for Psychical Research at her manor house in the English countryside.

Along for the ride is Conan Doyle’s good friend Oscar Wilde, and together they work to narrow down the list of suspects, which includes a mysterious foreign Count, a levitating magician, and an irritable old woman with a “familiar.” Meanwhile, Conan Doyle is enchanted by the plight of the capricious Hope Thraxton, who may or may not have a more complicated back-story than it first appears. As Conan Doyle and Wilde participate in séances and consider the possible motives of the assembled group, the clock ticks ever closer to Hope’s murder, in The Revenant of Thraxton Hall by Vaughn Entwistle.

A Note From the Publisher

VAUGHN ENTWISTLE grew up in Northern England. In the early nineties he moved to Seattle to work as a writer, and in his spare time he ran a successful gargoyle-sculpting company for ten years. He often writes with one cat on his lap, a Brittany lying across his feet, and one or more cats sauntering across the keyboard. He recently moved back to England.

VAUGHN ENTWISTLE grew up in Northern England. In the early nineties he moved to Seattle to work as a writer, and in his spare time he ran a successful gargoyle-sculpting company for ten years. He...

Advance Praise

"London’s gaslights sputter and the game’s afoot in The Revenant of Thraxton Hall, a witty atmospheric tale featuring the unique detecting duo of Dr. Watson and Oscar Wilde."
—Cara Black, New York Times bestselling author of Murder Below Montparnasse

"Entwistle is a talented writer who has written an imaginative story with vivid period details and a compelling plot. I was hooked from the very first page and can’t wait to read the next book."
—Emily Brightwell, author of the Mrs. Jeffries Victorian mystery series

"The Revenant of Thraxton Hall is a delight.　 It’s a treat to meet the Great Detective’s creator (Arthur Conan Doyle) as a sleuth in his own right.　And partnered with Oscar Wilde—what a bold and wonderful conceit!"
—John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author of The Ophelia Cut