Publisher's Synopsis
This thrilling page-turner expertly blends gothic horror, mystery, and history. In Tony Collins's The Countess de Couvegnie Letters, the discovery of an ancient Chinese vase in an art auction leads to a thrilling narrative filled with action-packed and supernatural surprises. The book combines gothic horror, murder mystery, and historical fiction, melding and balancing the three elements into a very engaging read. James Burt Clarion Review The discovery of an ancient Chinese vase in an art auction leads to a thrilling plot filled with action-packed surprises. The story opens with a dramatic event when a hard- faced informant in a sleazy French bar offers Baxter information which seems too good to be true. In his quest to solve the secrets behind a bundle of long-lost letters, a valuable Chinese vase and a priceless diamond, Baxter encounters murder, kidnap, betrayal and a secret world of strange characters living amongst the dead, far below the streets of Paris. Baxter is unable to resist the seductive wiles of the beautiful Magali; she is at the core of the story, a three-dimensional character, interesting, imperfect and intriguing. Someone whose past is constantly wrapped in strands of mystery. It will be a long while before he finds out exactly who she really is, if indeed he ever does. He knows more than one person is plotting to kill him, causing doubts about everybody around him, he can no longer trust anyone or anything-not even his own heart.
