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What if sensing more than everyone around you brings danger closer?
In Karl Grier, Louis Tracy places a man with a sixth sense at the heart of a mystery. His strange gift sets him apart from those around him. Unusual perception, rising peril and the pull of love share the stage in a story where danger and desire sit close together.
The novel belongs to the world of Victorian sensation fiction, where uncanny powers meet mystery and romance. Tracy offers a clear plot, strong contrasts between good and bad characters, and chapters that close on suspense. For Karl Grier, the promise of extraordinary knowledge comes with the pressure of danger and feeling.
What you’ll discover
- A man set apart Meet Karl Grier, whose sixth sense makes him unlike the people around him.
- The pull of the uncanny Explore a mystery that gives strange perception a place beside danger and desire.
- Romance amid the peril Follow the romantic thread that brings feeling into a story of unusual powers.
- Suspense at chapter's end Let each suspenseful chapter ending draw you onward through Tracy's clear plot.
- A taste of sensation fiction Enter a world of sharp moral contrasts, odd gifts and gathering danger.
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This book suits you if you enjoy older mystery and adventure fiction, with a touch of the uncanny and a romantic thread. It may be less suited to readers who want modern pacing or realistic psychology.
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- A hero set apart by a gift
- Danger gathers around unusual knowledge
- Desire and feeling complicate the plot
- How a Victorian mystery is told
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A hero set apart by a gift
The title places one man at the center of the book, and its promise is that he is unlike those around him. Stories of this kind often start by showing how an unusual gift marks a person out. That gift can bring him respect, fear or loneliness.
Louis Tracy wrote in a period when readers were curious about the mind and its hidden powers. Public interest in spiritual and psychical matters ran high in the decades around 1900. A novel built on a sixth sense speaks to that curiosity.
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Louis Tracy
1863–1928 · British novelist
Louis Tracy was a British writer who lived from 1863 to 1928. He was born in Liverpool, England, and wrote novels, including mysteries and romances. His books included The Albert Gate Mystery, published in 1904, The Silent Barrier, published in 1910, and One Wonderful Night, published in 1912.
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Who wrote Karl Grier?
Karl Grier was written by Louis Tracy, a British journalist and novelist who died in 1928. He was a prolific author of popular mystery, adventure and romance fiction in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods.
What kind of book is Karl Grier?
It is a popular novel in the sensation and mystery tradition. Books of this type mix suspense, romance and a touch of the uncanny, and are built for quick, absorbing reading.
What is a sixth sense in a story like this?
A sixth sense means a perception beyond the usual five senses, such as an inner awareness of hidden things. In fiction it often works as a gift that helps the hero and also brings him danger.
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