Dark Intelligence-Matilda Larkin and Hugh Larkin are an extremely devoted couple. They are going to experience thrills, twists, and turns at every corner. 

 They will use their wits trying to solve the developing puzzle before them. The case of her missing friends and the fiend who took them.

A Black Web - An old friend of theirs remarried. His daughter of mixed race is due to be executed for his murder. Only a few days to solve this conundrum. A victim unwilling to clear her name. Drama with family, memories abound. A man once thought good. Sometimes, information can change how you perceive the very person you thought you knew. This will have sensitive topics. Trigger warning


Fear of Midnight- Hugh is arrested when they return. A string of break-ins and an Alibi no one will accept. The Larkin's must solve this mystery apart and conspire in hidden corners to unlock the Midnight thief's identity.


Shades of Violence -

A small contraption-

The child of Core Street

A Dance in Violets

The Opera’s Sorrow

Larkin Mysteries

Matilda jumped up, spinning around. She intensely observed the man, realizing he was a stranger. “Are you affiliated with the man in black?” she asked, forming a serious, even menacing demeanor. 


“What, no!” The man’s disgruntled tone was clear. “I work for myself. Sometimes, if I like you enough, I do a job.” He sneered. The man raised the poker, and quickly slammed it in Matilda’s direction. 


The poker hit Matilda in the side. She let out a sharp yelp, nearly dropping to the floor. 


Matilda gathered herself, and dodged the next blow, by grabbing onto the balcony railing. She quickly pulled herself aside, then turned around away from him. “I am not afraid, you know.” She walked along side the rail not taking her eyes off him. She winced with every move. 


The man clapped. ”Neat little trick, but it is not going to save you. The man assumed a position to attack her again. 


Abandon all Hope Part: Three