Horror Marsh, Richard: The Goddess: A Demon. v1. 29 May 2021

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A Gothic mystery, set in foggy West-End London in winter, the story revolves around solving the violent murder of profligate Edwin Lawrence. Late at night, Lawrence’s friend, John Ferguson, who shares his lodgings, sees Lawrence being savaged by an unidentifiable monster, but is unsure whether he has dreamed Lawrence’s murder or actually witnessed it. The reader is kept guessing as to whether the murderer is Ferguson himself (a person who may be mentally unstable); Lawrence’s brother Philip; Bessie Moore, an actress suffering from amnesia who appears in Lawrence’s room; or a supernatural demon in the form of an Indian goddess.
(— Goodreads review)

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Richard Marsh (12 October 1857 – 9 August 1915) was the pseudonym of the English author born Richard Bernard Heldmann. One of the most popular and prolific authors of the late-Victorian and Edwardian periods, he is best known now for his supernatural thriller novel The Beetle. Marsh produced nearly 80 volumes of fiction and numerous short stories, in genres including horror, crime, romance and humour.

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