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The Star of Fortune
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Tracked to Doom
Tracked to Doom by James Edward Muddock is about a private investigator named Calvin Sugg who must solve the murder of a famous actress in St. John's Wood. Excerpt: "IT was a fervid July night. The scene was in London and the hour near midnight. The roar of the vehicular traffic was dying down, for the theaters had emptied sometime before, but the restaurants and public houses were still doing a roaring trade, while the streets were full of bustle and life, for the stagnant and heated atmosphere induced people to linger and chat and smoke in the open air rather than hurry to their homes."
A Detective's Triumphs
A Detective's Triumphs by James Edward Muddock is about the party of Lord Blank and the mysterious crime that occurs there. Excerpt: "ON that most sensational, or at any rate one of the most sensational of Derby days, what was known as 'Hermit's Derby,' a party of ladies and gentlemen, who, if not justly entitled to claim to walk in the exclusive ranks of the upper ten,' were not far removed from them, so far as their mode of life and habits were concerned, went down to the race-course from London in a splendidly-appointed drag, drawn by four magnificent bays that were tooled by young Lord Blank."
Dick Donovan The Glasgow Detective
Before Sherlock Holmes there was Dick Donovan The first internationally-popular Victorian police detective, Dick Donovan was Glasgow's own protector of the peace. "Dick Donovan" was the pen-name for a hugely successful series of over 200 stories and books written by James Emmerson Preston Muddock. These tales predated in popularity Conan Doyle's early Sherlock Holmes outings, and some were first were published in The Strand Magazine at the same time as the Holmes stories. Dick Donovan achieved an international reputation as the master sleuth, and is reputedly responsible for American detectives being known popularly as "Dicks". The foremost, the original, the genuine, the one, the only Man-Hunter in his earliest cases - now available again, with introductory and biographical material by Dr. Bruce Durie. Warning! Do not allow your children, servants, or elderly relatives of a nervous disposition to read these stirring tales of wrong-doers brought to book! www.brucedurie.co.uk/books
The Sunless City
James Edward Preston Muddock also known as "Joyce Emmerson Preston Muddock" and "Dick Donovan" (1843-1934) was a prolific British journalist and author of mystery and horror fiction. For a time his detective stories were as popular as those of Arthur Conan Doyle. Between 1889 and 1922 he published nearly 300 detective and mystery stories. At the age of 14 he travelled to India. By 1870 he had started publishing serial stories in English newspapers. During his journalistic career he travelled to China, the United States, and Australia. Most of Muddock's stories featured his continuing character Dick Donovan, the Glasgow Detective, named for one of the 18th Century Bow Street Runners. The character was so popular that later stories were published under this pen name. His non-fiction included four history books, seven guidebooks for areas in the Alps and his autobiography. His works include: The Star of Fortune: A Story of the Indian Mutiny (1895), Riddles Read (1896), The Sunless City (1905) and Scarlet Sinners (1910).
THE GREAT WHITE HAND OR THE TIGER OF CAWNPORE A STORY OF INDIAN MUTINY
In the year 1894, I published in two volumes a romance of the Indian Mutiny, under the title of “The Star of Fortune.” A short prefatory note intimated that it was my lot to be in India during the terrible time of the Sepoy Rebellion. From this it may be inferred that I not only wrote with feeling, but with some personal knowledge of my subject. “The Star of Fortune” was exceedingly well received by the public, and last year a cheaper edition was called for. That edition has been extensively circulated throughout India and the Colonies. The book on the whole was well reviewed, while my critics were good enough to accord me praise, by no means stinted, for the portions which dealt with the Mutiny proper. One London paper said it was “a very fine picture narrative,” another spoke of it as “a spirited piece of writing,” a third declared it was “written with spirit and vivacity,” a fourth as being “really breathless in interest.” I could go on multiplying quotations similar to the foregoing, but those I have given will serve the purpose I have in view.
Riddles Read
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The Great White Hand Or, The Tiger Of Cawnpore A Story Of The Indian Mutiny
"The Great White Hand" by J. E. Muddock is a captivating Victorian mystery novel that immerses readers in the gas-lit streets of London. Muddock, a master of detective fiction, weaves a tale of suspense and intrigue, blending elements of supernatural mystery with a classic murder mystery plot. Set against the atmospheric backdrop of Victorian London, the story follows a gripping crime investigation led by a compelling detective character. With its suspenseful plot and intriguing characters, "The Great White Hand" keeps readers on the edge of their seats as they unravel the mysteries surrounding the enigmatic white-gloved figure. Muddock's atmospheric prose brings the bustling streets of Vict...
The Man-hunter
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