“It is said: rather than curse the darkness, it is better to light a candle. However, in the summer of 1702, the city of New York could not do without curses, for the candles were small and the darkness was great.” So, welcome to colonial New York, which until recently was the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam. The city - all 5,000 inhabitants - anxiously awaits the arrival of the new governor (rumored to be a close relative of Her Majesty the Queen of England). And Matthew Corbett, the secretary of the magistrate, is haunted by the mystery of a serial killer nicknamed the Masker. And it seems that the key to his identity is held by an elderly lady living in a distant asylum known as the Queen of Bedlam... “A fascinating historical detective story from an author who could compete in his field with the “king of horror” Stephen King himself” (Publishers Weekly) is published in a new translation. The book also includes the first-time novella Night Ride, which takes place shortly after the events of Queen of Bedlam.