Terror by Gaslight, Edward Taylor
Terror by Gaslight, Edward Taylor
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Terror by Gaslight

Author: Edward Taylor

Narrator: Terry Wale

Unabridged: 7 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2017


Synopsis

Victorian London is gripped by fear as a serial killer slays an apparently random victim on Hampstead Heath every month. Two men begin to suspect a mysterious link between the victims: Major Henry Steele and ex-Sergeant Mason have been discreetly retired from Military Intelligence and now work as private investigators, and are helping Scotland Yard hunt the so-called "Heath Maniac." Their search takes them to houses on the heath where certain residents hold secrets, a vivisectionist’s laboratory, and the bedside of a dying comedian. They must fight for their lives in an ambush on Hampstead Heath, before the maniac is finally exposed in a shattering climax.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shawn on February 03, 2024

And on through some more Victorian-era horror fiction - "Terror" in the title, so not everything is supernatural here. I've read half of these stories before, but re-read them for the review. And, as usual, least to best, and here we go: Rhoda Broughton's "Nothing But The Truth" is a very matter-of-f......more

Goodreads review by Regina on May 08, 2014

Fantastic anthology here, folks! Both this book and its predecessor, Terror by Gaslight, are treasure troves of creepy, scary stories from the minds of the Victorians. Each is brimming over with works by masters such as H.Rider Haggard, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mrs J.H. Riddell, M.R.James, E.F.Benson......more