A Mask of Shadows
✍ Scribed by Oscar de Muriel
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
Edinburgh's most unlikely detective duo--"Nine-Nails" McGray and Inspector Ian Frey-- must try to solve a murder mystery on the Scottish stage, as a new production of Macbeth is attracting the machinations of a serial killer . . .
Edinburgh, 1889. The Scottish Play is coming home.
But before the darlings of London theater--Henry Irving and Ellen Terry--take their acclaimed Macbeth to the Edinburgh stage, terror treads the boards: A grisly message is found smeared across the cobbles in blood, foretelling someone's demise.
As the bloody prophecies continue to come to fruition, Edinburgh's own beloved pair of detectives--"Nine-Nails" McGray and Inspector Ian Frey--enter the scene. Frey scoffs at what he believes is a blatant publicity stunt, while McGray is convinced that the supernatural must be at play.
As they scrutinize the key players, they discover that Irving, Terry, and their peculiar, preoccupied...