Ravensdene Court: Two Brothers. Two Murders. One Deadly Secret Scratched in Tin.

From the master of Edwardian mystery, J. S. Fletcher, comes a chilling tale of dual homicides, cryptic clues, and a relentless hunt across the bleak Northumbrian coast.

When antiquarian expert Leonard Middlebrook arrives at the isolated, museum-like manor of Ravensdene Court, he expects nothing more than a dull winter spent cataloging ancient folios. But the peaceful coastline holds dark secrets. On his journey, Middlebrook crosses paths with Salter Quick, a hard-bitten mariner searching for a long-forgotten churchyard where a family named Netherfield lies buried.

By the next morning, the tide brings in a gruesome discovery: Salter Quick lies dead on the lonely beach, stabbed through the heart.

The plot turns sinister when news arrives from hundreds of miles away in Devonport. On that exact same night, Salter’s brother, Noah Quick, was found murdered in identical fashion. Neither brother was robbed; their gold and valuables remain untouched. Instead, their clothes have been systematically slit open and searched.

What did the brothers possess that was worth double murder? The only clue is a bizarre, cryptic map scratched with a nail into the lid of a metal tobacco box—a box that mysteriously vanishes from under the noses of the police. Together with the eccentric, uncanny octogenarian Mr. Cazalette and the spirited Marcia Raven, Middlebrook is thrust into a labyrinth of sacred sacrilege, foreign stilettos, and an elusive phantom known only as Yellowface.

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Lydbog: 5. juni 2026