Dorcas Dene, detective : Her adventures (second series) by George R. Sims
"Dorcas Dene, detective" by George R. Sims is a collection of detective stories written in the late 19th century. It follows the brilliant and poised investigator Dorcas Dene—assisted by her blind husband Paul, their friend-narrator Mr. Saxon, and Inspector Carr—as she navigates London society, political intrigue, and perilous crimes. The emphasis is on clever deduction, bold fieldwork, and dramatic, high-stakes confrontations. The opening follows Mr. Saxon from a bustling London theatre into
a covert search for a missing foreign prince, with Dorcas quickly inferring an Anarchist plot. After eavesdropping on a clandestine meeting, she steers a carefully staged police entry into a Regent’s Park house, where the prince is found drugged, the Countess who lured him is discovered dead, and the maid Zelie Vossche is arrested while her brother, the Anarchist Jean Vossche, escapes; the affair is hushed up and Dorcas is quietly rewarded. A new thread then shifts to Brighton and a notorious divorce case naming Count von Phalsdorf as co-respondent: despite seemingly airtight evidence—including hotel staff testimony, late-night visits, and a compromising letter—Dorcas and Paul believe the wife is innocent. A sudden clue from a child’s handkerchief sachet reveals a hidden portrait, prompting Dorcas to return incognito as a flower seller to make the Count lift his chin so a witness can confirm a distinctive scar, just as she prepares to probe the sachet’s secrets further. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sims, George R. (George Robert), 1847-1922 |
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| Title | Dorcas Dene, detective : Her adventures (second series) |
| Original Publication | London: F.V. White & Co., 1898. |
| Contents | The missing Prince -- The morganatic wife -- The house in Regent's Park -- The co-respondent -- The handkerchief sachet -- A Bank Holiday mystery -- A piece of brown paper -- Presented to the Queen -- The one who knew. |
| Credits | Payton D. Cooke |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Criminal investigation -- Fiction |
| Subject | England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Detective and mystery stories, English |
| Subject | Women private investigators -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 78210 |
| Release Date | Mar 14, 2026 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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