Publisher's Synopsis
The Strange Affair of October 24th, 1859: When a flurry of forgeries appears in museums and among collectors, the members of the Agora, a society dedicated to the betterment of man, take it upon themselves to stop the rogues. Is there a traitor among the members? A murderer among the forgers? As friends betray their own and souls are sentenced to death, suspicions and tensions mount. Only one man, Carl Brooke, has the knowledge and expertise to stop the murderer. But will he succeed? Or will the night of October 24th, 1859 forever remain an unresolved mystery? -- If you like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes or mysteries set in the 19th century, you will love Two Tocks before Midnight, the first in the Agora mystery series. Carl Brooke and the Agora society's crime-solving escapades continue with additional stories. If you would like to read them all, please search for "The Agora Letters" for five stories for the price of three.
