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The Black Carnation

(1892)
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When a famous opera singer is killed on stage by an exploding bouquet the young lawyer Mark Tancred is convinced that the police are pursuing the wrong man. The signs point to a secret anarchist society, but Tancred is certain that a more personal motive lies at the heart of the mystery. Pursuing the clue of the black carnation, he soon uncovers a hotbed of familial resentment and secret passions...

Originally published in 1892, this is a classic British murder mystery, set against the evocative background of fin de siecle London.

Genre: Mystery

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