The Sealed Tower by Alice and Claude Askew

A pacy mystery and romance from the Edwardian period and the dawn of detection.

When Jocelyn Kennedy, heir to Kelton Castle, joins his parents at the gloomy pile, he discovers a mysterious tower, booby-trapped, and sealed up. What could be the meaning behind it? In this 1907 novel by popular Edwardian writers, Alice and Claude Askew, Jocelyn must get to the bottom of the mystery, avenge his mother, and rescue the girl of his dreams. A forerunner of the golden age of detective fiction, The Sealed Tower is a fast-paced adventure story, set in Yorkshire.

Alice and Claude Askew were the best-selling writing partnership behind many popular novels published during the Edwardian period. Their crime mystery classic The Sealed Tower was first published in syndicated newspaper installments in 1907. This edition represents the first time this work has been returned to print in over a century, making the inventive and original mystery writing of the Askews accessible to a modern audience.

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