1889, Edinburgh. A large family arranges a séance, a popular pastime of the Victorian era. A fortune teller named Madame Katerina is invited to conduct it. But the morning after the session, all those invited turn out to be dead - with the exception of Katerina. A fortune teller faces execution for murdering six people, but she swears she is innocent. It is up to two Scottish police inspectors to unravel this mysterious case: Nine-fingered McGray, known for his ebullient nature and love of the occult sciences, and Ian Frey, a prim dandy with excellent deductive abilities. Frey and McGray face a lot of challenges - from a legal confrontation with the meanest prosecutor in the city to a meeting with the underworld itself. Read a stunning Victorian detective story with a couple of devilishly charming detectives. You won't want to solve the mystery just to stay with these gentlemen longer! “A highly entertaining Victorian mystery” - The New York Times “A new twist on the traditional locked-room puzzle... without a doubt de Muriel's best novel. "The Dark Arts is a creepy and gothic mix of horror and humor." — Crime Review