The Bedlam Detective

The Bedlam Detective

Summary

Sir Owain Lancaster is either a madman or a monster...

And Sebastian Becker’s role in Bedlam as special investigator for the Master of Lunacy is to determine which is true.

Sir Owain’s sanity has been in question ever since a disastrous Amazonian adventure killed his family and colleagues. However, when two local children are found brutally slain, Lancaster claims that the same dark forces that devastated his expedition have followed him home...

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  • Only bad thing about his books is that they eventually end. Brilliant.
    Jonny Lee Miller

About the author

Stephen Gallagher

Stephen Gallagher is a novelist, screenwriter and director specialising in suspense. Born in Salford, Lancashire, his original TV/ film credits include: Chimera, Chiller,Bugs, Oktober, Crusoe for NBC, Eleventh Hour and The Forgotten; he’s also written for long-term series including Doctor Who, Rosemary and Thyme and Silent Witness.
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