There’s a reason our tag line is: Some stories are better held than scrolled. Each of our stories are an experience that you can actually touch. We try hard to recreate what it is like to experience a mystery as it unfolds, one page at a time.
The joy of a good mystery is when you find yourself figuring out the clues to whodunit, or where X marks to the spot faster than the main character. And it’s even better when you can examine the photos, maps, news clips, and other special ephemeral evidence included in each and every mailing.
Of course, where and when the story takes place, is half the fun. The familiar and the puzzling offer scenes in places you linger over absorbing the details and clues, or red herrings, that help bring you closer to the action.
From the Gilded Age, to between the wars, we pay homage to the Golden Era of mystery and detectives. If you are a fan of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, or Josephine Tey, then you’ll feel right at home. Fans of Dashiell Hammett’s Thin Man or Maltese Falcon will enjoy the witty banter. And while the ghost of the Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe might linger, there’s the spirit of Elizabeth Peters and Arturo Reverte Perez lurking in the shadows as well.
More familiarity is that part of the cast of characters that appear in these stories are real people who lives intertwine with our fictional ones. Big events and forgotten threads combine for a complete satisfying experience that you will enjoy.