Samuel Boyd of Catchpole Square: A Mystery

In the bustling back streets of late‑Victorian London, a hard‑nosed financier named Samuel Boyd runs his affairs from the cramped, cluttered rooms of Catchpole Square. His most devoted employee, the gaunt Abel Death, spends long evenings typing relentless demands for money, his fingers flying over paper as the city’s indebted scramble to meet Boyd’s unforgiving deadlines. The cramped office, packed with everything from a locked safe and a grand piano to exotic weapons and rare china, hints at a world where business and obsession intertwine.

When a sudden, unsettling event disrupts the routine of letters and collections, Boyd’s tightly controlled operation is thrown into confusion. A curious visitor arrives, a fashionable lady whose presence seems to stir both intrigue and danger, while local constables Applebee and Pond begin to piece together clues that the drudge’s work may have uncovered something far darker. As whispers of disappearance and hidden motives spread through the narrow alleys, the stage is set for a mystery that will test Boyd’s iron will and the loyalties of those caught in his orbit.