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Blackkerchief Dick: A Tale of Mersea Island
Hardcover
HorrorMystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
ISBN13: 9781515466338
Publisher: Positronic Publishing
Published: Jul 30 2025
Pages: 182
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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.
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. Blackkerchief Dick is a swashbuckling, supernatural-tinged tale set on Mersea Island, blending ghost story, historical adventure, and poetic myth.
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.
For fans of classic tales with a supernatural edge, this lost gem is a voyage worth taking.
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