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    612-822-4611

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Berenice

Berenice

Phillips Oppenheim, E.

Paperback

Mystery & ThrillerLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 9354842577
ISBN13: 9789354842573
Publisher: Alpha Ed
Published: Jul 5 2021
Pages: 98
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.23 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A vivid plunge into late Victorian London, where fog-wild streets, whispered secrets, and high society collide with danger and desire. A gripping, connoisseur's mystery that keeps turning on itself until the final, shattering revelation. Berenice offers more than a tale of crime: it blends the elegance of a conan doyle style mystery with the fevered pace of an edgar wallace era thriller. Set against wealth and social class, it threads romantic rivalry and deception through a plot of societal secrets and scandal, inviting both casual readers and classic-literature collectors into a world where every doorway hides a motive and every alliance hides a trap. The form is crisp, the atmosphere richly historical, and the suspense remains as modern as it is rooted in Victorian moral ambiguity. This public domain edition revisits a cornerstone of early british mystery, restored for today's readers and for future generations. It is not merely a reprint but a carefully curated cultural treasure-evidence of a literary era that shaped an entire tradition of mystery fiction. For historical fiction fans and devotees of classic mystery literature, Berenice is a window into late Victorian London and a testament to enduring storytelling. Out of print for decades, Alpha Editions brings this jewel back-more than a revival, a collector's item that honours the era and invites fresh discussion, admiration, and rereading.

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