Thorold Dickinson – MRQE

The Queen of Spades

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. An army officer, who is also a fanatic about cards, murders her for the secret, then finds himself haunted by the woman’s spirit.

Men of Two Worlds

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An African music student returns home and has to defeat the witch doctor who dominates his tribe and attempt to take them to healthier land away from disease-infestation.

Gaslight

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Twenty years removed from Alice Barlow’s murder by a thief looking for her jewels, newlyweds Paul and Bella Mallen move into the very house where the crime was committed. Retired detective B.G. Rough, who worked on the Barlow case, is still in the area and grows suspicious of Paul, who he feels bears a striking resemblance to one of Barlow’s relatives. Rough must find the truth before the killer can strike again and reclaim his bounty.

The Next of Kin

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Wartime propaganda piece giving the warning “Be like Dad, Keep Mum”. A gossipy housewife is overheard talking about what her son is doing by a Nazi spy.

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

During a charity football match between Arsenal and touring amateur side Trojans, the Trojan’s new star player collapses and dies. Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard is called in and declares it was murder. It takes all his ingenuity and another death before the motive is discovered and the killer revealed.