Blackkerchief Dick

<p><strong>Before she became a queen of crime fiction Margery Allingham wrote this haunting high-seas adventure-a tale of smugglers spirits and one enigmatic sailor bound to the sea and something darker.</strong></p><p></p><p>Step into the salty air of 17th-century England where legends are born in the creak of ship timbers and the whisper of sea winds. <em>Blackkerchief Dick </em>is a swashbuckling supernatural-tinged tale set on Mersea Island blending ghost story historical adventure and poetic myth.</p><p></p><p>At its heart is Dick a mysterious sailor with a black kerchief knotted at his throat whose fate becomes entangled with smugglers spirits and a community haunted by its own past. With lyrical prose and vivid imagery Margery Allingham later renowned for her crime fiction weaves a spellbinding debut full of maritime mystery and folk legend.</p><p></p><p>For fans of classic tales with a supernatural edge this lost gem is a voyage worth taking.</p>