Comprised of six short works of fiction, The Dorrington DeedBox follows a Londonbased private detective named Horace Dorrington. Motivated by profit, Dorrington will do whatever it takes to catch criminalseven if that means killing them. This immoral and dishonest behavior extends to his clients as well, as Dorrington will manipulate anyone he can into hiring him. Outwardly polite, eventempered and charming, Dorrington is socially pleasant but professionally corrupt. Told through the perspective of James Rigby, Dorringtons latest client, The Dorrington DeedBox begins when Rigby and Dorrington meet on a train. After appealing to Rigbys paranoia, Dorrington gets hired to save Rigby from a threat that the detective mostly made up. However, as Rigbys narration follows the private detective through his cases, it is impossible not to be fascinated with the way Dorrington works. As he solves crimes, recovers stolen items, outsmarts scammers and exposes crooked businesses, Dorrington is unafraid to get his hands dirty. He is willing to intimidate, steal, or dispose of anything and anyone standing in the way of a resolved case. Originally published in the midst of the detective fiction craze, spearheaded by the Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle, The Dorrington DeedBox by Arthur Morrison is a collection of work that celebrates an antihero detective. Featuring a variety of clever and interesting works of short fiction, The Dorrington DeedBox adds a unique and dark twist to...

Binding: Hardcover;146 pages; Publisher: Mint Editions; Classification: FA; Weight: 408.94 g; Dimensions: 203 x 127

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