Coffin Underground

Coffin Underground
Gwendoline Butler

Scotland Yard Chief Superintendent John Coffin investigates a spate of killings at the notoriously evil No.22 Church Row. But he suspects there’s more to it than just a haunted house…From one of the most universally praised English crime writers, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie.Scotland Yard Chief Superintendent John Coffin is openly sceptical of the evil reputation of the house at No. 22 Church Row. True, the house has seen violent death over the centuries. But none of it suspicious. Until now…Coffin suspects something more than a haunted house. He sees a human, complex web of relationships, interlocking and interacting in a way he can't yet fathom, and in which people get caught up and destroyed – as they play into the game of a very clever killer.

GWENDOLINE BUTLER

Coffin Underground

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9 drops of human blood

7 grains of gunpowder

½ ounce of putrefied brain

13 mashed graveworms.

Recipe for Horror providedbyMary and Percy Bysshe Shelley

Contents

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Title Page (#u7ce8a03d-f2a3-5739-b2d6-6f8c6994dda5)

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