The Hand in the Darkby Arthur John ReesExcerpt:Seen in the sad glamour of an English twilight, the old moat-house, emerging from the thin mists which veiled the green flats in which it stood, conveyed the impression of a habitation falling into senility, tired with centuries of existence. Houses grow old like the race of men; the process is not less inevitable, though slower; in both, decay is hastened by events as well as by the passage of Time.The moat-house was not so old as English country-houses go, but it had aged quickly because of its past. There was a weird and bloody history attached to the place: an historical record of murders and stabbings and quarrels dating back to Saxon days, when a castle had stood on the spot, and every inch of the flat land had been drenched in the blood of serfs fighting under a Saxon tyrant against a Norman tyrant for the sacred catchword of Liberty.About Rees: Arthur John Rees (1872 - 1942), was an Australian mystery writer. Born in Melbourne, he was for a short time on the staff of the Melbourne Age and later joined the staff of the New Zealand Herald. In his early twenties he went to England. His proficiency as a writer of crime-mystery stories is attested by Dorothy Sayers in the introduction to Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, 1928. Two of his stories were included in an American world-anthology of detective stories. Some of his works were translated into French and German. ----------------------------Your Mobile Apps Inc. has developed the outstanding ebook reader for iPhone. It includes following features: * Reading Anywhere - No internet needed * Easy Navigation - Well organized chapters * Customizable Reading Experience - Adjustable fonts, size, text and background colors * Night Mode - For reading in dimly lit environments * Bookmarks - Bookmark your favorites chapters and reading progress * Restore Last View - When re-launched, you're returned to the exact location you were last at while reading More and more features will be added into future updates.
