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Inspector Hanaud is a member of the French Sûreté. He is said to have been the model for Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot, as well as the opposite of Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. The Affair At The Semiramis Hotel (1917), a novella, is the second Hanaud mystery. Did the robbery/murder really happen or was it the mescal-induced hallucination of the witness? The first novel is At The Villa Rose (1910). The third is The House Of The Arrow (1924) (there are seven through 1949, available at project gutenberg Australia). In 1910, Mason undertook to create a fictional detective as different as...

The Watchers by A. E. W. Mason is a historical novel set during the Napoleonic Wars, focusing on espionage, loyalty, and intrigue. The story follows the experiences of Martin Hillyard, a British intelligence officer, who becomes entangled in a web of political and personal conflicts. Hillyard is tasked with monitoring and thwarting the efforts of French spies, but his mission is complicated by emotional entanglements and the schemes of those he must watch. The novel explores themes of duty, honor, and the challenges of maintaining personal relationships amid the pressures of war. With a mix of...

A blood spatter analyst finds himself in a town that doesn’t seem to exist. An unsuspecting retirement community holds a serial killer among its residents. Three friends take a road trip and soon find themselves pitted against a maniac. A crew works to save a man lost during space exploration.