Tauchen Sie ein in das turbulente London des frühen 19. Jahrhunderts mit dieser packenden historischen Krimireihe. Verfolgen Sie die Abenteuer von wagemutigen, identischen Zwillingen, die ihren eigenen Weg der Gerechtigkeit gehen und dabei oft mit den etablierten Bow Street Runners aneinandergeraten. Entschlüsseln Sie komplexe Fälle voller spannender Verfolgungsjagden, gerissener Krimineller und politischer Intrigen. Es ist eine perfekte Mischung aus Abenteuer und Deduktion, die eine neue Perspektive auf die Verbrechensbekämpfung in einer vergangenen Ära bietet.
The first instalment of the Bow Street Rivals series. A riot breaks out in Dartmoor prison, enabling some American inmates to escape. The twin detectives Peter and Paul Skillen catch wind of a projected assassination but the target is unknown.
A scurrilous newspaper has built up a large following by publishing details of political and sexual scandals. It is remarkably well-informed and has therefore created a whole host of enemies. When the editor is killed and the printing press smashed to bits, the Invisible Detectives are hired by the man who financed the production of the paper. He wants the killer brought to justice and the scandal sheet revived. Peter and Paul Skillen find themselves in great danger as they unearth an enormous amount of scandal and corruption before the villains are brought to book.
Chalk Farm, London, is the scene for a duel between a lady's two ardent admirers. Paul Skillen stands as Mark Bowerman's second. Although the duel is broken up, one of the duelists is found dead. Paul and his twin Peter are determined to see justice done and are soon enmeshed in threads of inheritance, treachery and fraud.
Clemency van Emden is startled by the news that her estranged father has died and engages twin detectives Peter and Paul Skillen to help her unravel the mystery of his last days. When his body is discovered to be missing from its casket, the twins embark on a chase of graverobbers, funerary agents and Good Samaritans to unearth the truth.