The Black Mamba

Another thriller in the Victorian Detective's Casebook series featuring Richard Rayner and Henry Bustle of Scotland Yard

The body of a young woman found in a Westminster hotel room interrupts the Christmas celebrations. But the Investigation that follows, unravels a path of intrigue and international criminality possibly involving prominent government officials.With the Head of the Detective Branch at Scotland Yard, Frederick Morgan, volunteering for military service against the Boers in South Africa, matters prove to be difficult for the famous detective, Richard Rayner.‘Rayner could feel the snake moving up his left arm towards his shoulder, which was above the bed clothes. Still he remained motionless, feeling helpless and petrified.’‘The Black Mamba stopped moving and with its head slightly raised, he could see the lifeless eyes, staring directly at him. It was now or never.’