Blackkerchief Dick: A Tale of Mersea Island

By Margery Allinghamr

Before she became a queen of crime fiction, Margery Allingham wrote this haunting, high-seas adventure-a tale of smugglers, spirits, and one enigmatic sailor bound to the sea and something darker.

Step into the salty air of 17th-century England, where legends are born in the creak of ship timbers and the whisper of sea winds. Blackkerchief Dick is a swashbuckling, supernatural-tinged tale set on Mersea Island, blending ghost story, historical adventure, and poetic myth.

At its heart is Dick, a mysterious sailor with a black kerchief knotted at his throat, whose fate becomes entangled with smugglers, spirits, and a community haunted by its own past. With lyrical prose and vivid imagery, Margery Allingham, later renowned for her crime fiction, weaves a spellbinding debut full of maritime mystery and folk legend.

For fans of classic tales with a supernatural edge, this lost gem is a voyage worth taking.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1515466345
• ISBN13: 9781515466345
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Positronic Publishing
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"