Description
For landscape painter Peer Rackstrom, the remote Island of Foscaldo is a quiet refuge from the world. It’s a place of ancient legends, a crumbling château, and a strange, derelict windmill perched precariously on the cliff’s edge – a structure the locals call la maison mouvante, the Moving House.
Rackstrom’s solitude is interrupted only by the discovery of a mysterious antique key bearing the name of Gamain, the notorious locksmith of the French Revolution, and the fleeting appearance of a beautiful girl in a sailboat. But the peace is soon shattered by the arrival of two men from Paris – a grotesque and dangerous murderer named Gabas and the cunning Inspector Prontout, who is hunting him.
One stormy night, Rackstrom witnesses the killer and a police agent enter the Moving House. Only one emerges. The next morning, Rackstrom finds himself not only entangled in a murder mystery but also trapped by a rising tide, fighting for his own survival.
First published in 1926, The Moving House of Foscaldo presents a world where history and legend collide, and the past is never as far away as it seems.
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Details
Publisher - Serling Lake
Language - English
Perfect Bound
Contributors
Author
Charles Chadwick
Published Date - 2025-09-28
ISBN - 9781917333269
Dimensions - 20.3 x 12.7 x 1.1 cm
Page Count - 191
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