Sad to hear of the passing of his cousin and namesake Sir John Messiter, the new Sir John is nevertheless pleased to inherit his cousin's title and estates. All seems well until a mysterious parcel arrives at his London home - a parcel containing the decapitated head of a beautiful woman. A parcel evidently intended for his dead cousin. Anxious to solve the mystery and avenge the unknown woman's death, Sir John assumes his dead relative's identity and travels to the Messiters' country home in eerie Romney Marsh, where danger and adventrue await...
Originally published in 1910, this vintage Edwardian mystery thriller makes full use of its evocative setting in the Romney Marsh wetlands on England's south eastern coast.
Originally published in 1910, this vintage Edwardian mystery thriller makes full use of its evocative setting in the Romney Marsh wetlands on England's south eastern coast.
Used availability for Edgar Jepson's The Girl's Head