Calling on the novelist (writes our Special Commissioner) at her City office, I found her at her desk hard at work. A healthy tone pervades all her works, and her pictures of English home life in particular are among the best of their kind. Meade has probably written a greater number of stories than any other living author.

Meade can be found in issues of The Green BookĪn Interview with Mrs. Eyes of Terror and Other Dark Adventures is the first collection to showcase the best of her pioneering strange fiction. Her stories, widely published in popular fin de siècle magazines, included classic tales of the supernatural, but her specialty was medical or scientific mysteries featuring doctors, scientists, occult detectives, criminal women with weird powers, unusual medical interventions, fantastic scientific devices, murder, mesmerism, and manifestations of insanity. However, in 1898 the Strand Magazine, famous for its fictions of crime, detection, and the uncanny, proclaimed Meade one of its most popular writers for her contributions to its signature fare. Meade is now remembered, if at all, for her girls’ school stories. “I was in the dark and alone, yet not alone.”ĭespite her wide contributions to genre literature, Irish author L. You can listen below (it may take a moment to appear) or download here.Availability: In Print – Hardback, In Print – Paperback Follow the adventures of John Bell as he tackles the supernatural with a scientific mind and traverse. Smallheer does an amazing job of portraying the factual main character and knows how to show the confidence that John Bell clearly exudes. The character echoes to Sherlock Holmes which is where the author must have found his inspiration for the stories found within A Master of Mysteries. True to the name of the novel/audiobook, A Master of Mysteries’ protagonist is a true master of exposing the truth. John Bell is a highly interesting character that believes that everything has a logical and scientific explanation waiting to be discovered. A Master of Mysteries is a great listen for suspense and mystery genre fans, even if it is rather dated it is still able to capture your attention through its clever stories filled with twist and turns that can rival most of today’s mystery fiction.Ī Master of Mysteries is akin to other famous fictional mystery novels such as The Adventures by Sherlock Holmes. The audiobook takes us through several cases that John Bell solved during his active duty. His goal is to show people the truth behind these so-called ghost sightings and haunting for what they really are. John Bell is a well-known investigator that exposes the truth behind ghosts and haunting. First published in 1989, the story revolves around a man named John Bell. MEADE AND ROBERT EUSTACE – A free audiobookĪ Master of Mysteries will be a sure treat for mystery story enthusiasts.

A Master of Mysteries by L.T. Meade