Blackkerchief Dick

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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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Pages: 182, Paperback, Positronic Publishing