Lord Lister No. 0026: Inspecteur Baxter in het krankzinnigengesticht

In the bustling heart of Victorian London, a charismatic figure known only as Raffles drifts through smoky cafés and dim museum halls, his mind humming with schemes as intricate as the skulls he studies. With his faithful companion Charly Brand at his side, he turns the curiosities of ancient fossils into clues about the fragile line between sanity and madness, hinting at a larger plan that stretches far beyond simple thievery.

Behind Raffles’ genteel façade lies a meticulously concealed refuge beneath a modest Waterlooplein townhouse, threaded with secret telegraph and banking cables that render it invisible to the ordinary police eye. As word of a strange incident at a nearby lunatic asylum reaches the ears of the diligent Inspector Baxter, the stage is set for a cerebral clash: a detective’s relentless pursuit against a mastermind who trades in riddles, philosophy, and the very bones of history. The early chapters promise a witty dance of wit and will, inviting listeners to follow every cunning step.