The Scarlet Bat : A Detective Story

A sinister emblem-the scarlet bat-marks each step of a killer's trail in this spellbinding mystery from the golden age of detective fiction. When a series of bizarre murders grips the city each victim is found with a strange red bat symbol nearby painted in blood. The symbol is terrifying. The message unmistakable: someone is delivering vigilante justice... or perhaps something darker.Assigned to the baffling case is Inspector Drek a sharp-eyed sleuth with a taste for the psychological. As he chases down elusive leads he finds himself drawn into a deadly game with a mastermind who always seems one step ahead. But the closer he gets the more the mystery twists and turns-revealing corruption long-forgotten crimes and a secret society determined to operate above the law.The Scarlet Bat is a taut thrilling detective story dripping with suspense and moral complexity. Fergus Hume delivers a page-turner brimming with macabre imagery haunting themes and edge-of-your-seat pacing. If you enjoy crime fiction with gothic undertones and a cerebral detective at the helm this is your next must-read.The scarlet bat has returned. And it's coming for justice.