The Providence Rider

About this book

The Providence Rider is the fourth standalone installment in the extraordinary series of historical thrillers featuring Matthew Corbett professional problem solver. The narrative begins in the winter of 1703 with Matthew still haunted by his lethal encounter with notorious mass murderer Tyranthus Slaughter. When an unexplained series of explosions rocks his Manhattan neighborhood Matthew finds himself forced to confront a new and unexpected problem. Someone is tryingand trying very hardto get his attention. That someone is a shadowy figure from out of Matthews past: the elusive Professor Fell. The professor it turns out has a problem of his own one that requires the exclusive services of Matthew Corbett. The ensuing narrative moves swiftly and gracefully from the emerging metropolis of New York City to Pendulum Island in the remote Bermudas. In the course of his journey Matthew encounters a truly Dickensian assortment of memorable often grotesque antagonists. These include Sirki the giant deceptively soft-spoken East Indian killer Dr. Jonathan Gentry an expert in exotic potions with a substance abuse problem of his own the beautiful but murderous Aria Chillany and of course the master manipulator and Emperor of Crime on two continents Professor Fell himself. The result is both an exquisitely constructed novel of suspense and a meticulous recreation of a bygone era.