THE SHADOWS OF LIFE A Series of True Detective Stories

Hardback. c. 1890. A collection of 12ss. based on true crimes where the author has 'drawn his characters from Life.' Chapter headings include : Black John's Forgery; The Robbery at Lindon Hall; A Woman's Influence; The Mystery of Ridgway House; A Phantom Fear; Brain Versus Heart; A Useless Arrest; The Fatal Ring; A Solicitor's Experience; A Woman's Crime; A Husband's Dilemma; The Haunted Grange. 242pp. 12mo. h/back. Lightly browned eps and edges, stain to back cover (see image), general light shelfwear to paper covered boards, still a nice copy of an extremely Scarce title. Vg.