The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings
By L.T. Meade
1899
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This is a series of linked short stories involving what may be the world's first female diabolical criminal mastermind, Madame Koluchy. Norman Head had as a young man met Madame Koluchy in Naples when he became involved in a secret criminal society known as the Brotherhood of the Seven Kings. When Head discovered the sinister nature of the society he determined to have no more to do with them. He has since been living as a virtual recluse, amusing himself with scientific experiments. Now their paths have crossed again, and Head realizes this will be a duel to the death. Madame Koluchy is also a scientist, and a doctor. Her miraculous cures having made her a celebrity while her charm and beauty have made her the darling of English society. With the aid of his friend Dufrayer Norman Head is determined to bring this woman to justice. Madame Koluchy uses her medical skills to gain the trust of her victims. They then find themselves the victims of blackmail, robbery, kidnapping or worse crimes.
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Author
L.T. Meade
Author · 19 books
Mrs. L.T. Meade (Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Toulmin Smith), was a prolific children's author of Anglo Irish extraction. Born in 1844, Meade was the eldest daughter of a Protestant clergyman, whose church was in County Cork. Moving from Ireland to London as a young woman, after the death of her mother, she studied in the Reading Room of the British Museum in preparation for her intended career as a writer, before marrying Alfred Toulmin Smith in September 1879. The author of close to 300 books, Meade wrote in many genres, but is best known for her girls' school stories. She was one of the editors of the girls' magazine, Atalanta from 1887-93, and was active in women's issues. She died in 1914.
