They were waiting to welcome her. The servant, who avoided her gaze but could not mask a bitter hatred, the beautiful woman with sugar-coated venom on her tongue, and the towering figure of the master of the manor, so powerful yet so tragically flawed, his brutal manner in such contrast with the secret pain in his eyes.She had come home, yet she came as a stranger, remembering nothing. In her loneliness and fear, she knew only one thing. From the abyss of the past, evil was reaching out to claim her again.

    

    Martin Rue died horribly of poisoning, the classic "woman's crime." In this harrowing suspense story there is no uncertainly about the culprit. Olivia Sacret, pious widow of a missionary, has fallen under the baneful influence of a man for whom she will do anything to obtain money. Blackmail was her own idea, but the poisoning, suicide, and hair-raising end of this rapid tale all spring from a love that was murderously evil.Suspense novel based on the real-life Florence Bravo case. Published in England as "For Her to See." Basis for the 1948 film "So Evil My Love" with Ray Milland.

    Instead, he finds things may have gone from bad to worse when he crashes his car, breaks his ankle, and is forced to take refuge at a medieval monastery now inhabited by the eccentric Charles Hogarth, known as “The Master of the Macabre.” As Kent’s ankle heals, Hogarth entertains him with fine food, brandy, and a series of gruesome stories connected with an odd assortment of old relics on display in a curio cabinet. But the terrors are not confined to Hogarth’s tales: the monastery is haunted by the evil spirit of an apostate monk and besieged by more corporeal foes, who will stop at nothing to get their hands on one of the Master’s treasures. . . .Best known for his series of novels featuring the smuggler Dr. Syn, Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) in The Master of the Macabre (1947) delivers an irresistible mix of horror, adventure, and black humour that is certain to please fans of classic ghost stories and supernatural fiction. This first-ever republication of the novel includes the original jacket art and a new introduction by Mark Valentine.“It is all very good reading for a windy night, alone in front of an open fireplace.” - Winnipeg Tribune“Dr. Syn’s creator cannot but write interestingly. . . . Some of the strange stories are horrible and not for the squeamish.” - Sydney Morning Herald“These tales of terror and violence are quite nightmarish in their exciting conception.” - Glasgow Evening News“Master of the Macabre is certainly macabre and provides just what you want, if you enjoy reading of ‘ghosts and ghoulies, long leggity beasties and things that go bump in the night.’” - The Star (Sheffield)“This book is strange, thrilling and certainly macabre.” - Yorkshire Evening Press