Sexton Blake: Yvonne's Island Colony (The Teed Files #11)

Synopsis:
“I have endeavoured to found a place where happiness and sweetness shall rule, and where the greed or weakness which drove you to do that which made you outlaws will be forgotten in the striving for better things.” ~Yvonne Cartier, Fugitives from Justice, 1915

Forgers, thieves, robbers, embezzlers, swindlers, pickpockets— even political outcasts—anyone who has operated in any way against the laws of any country is welcome to Yvonne’s colony, provided they pledge to lead an honest life. This bold and high-minded endeavour naturally draws the ire of governments worldwide, and Yvonne and Sexton Blake soon find themselves on opposite sides of the law.

The adventure begins with The Man with the Scarred Neck, where Yvonne encounters someone from her past who is wrongfully accused of murder. That fateful meeting sets the stage for an epic tale of drama, intrigue, and action. Who is this mysterious stranger? The answer will astonish you!

The excitement continues in Fugitives from Justice, an action-packed Christmas double issue where Yvonne embarks on an ambitious and somewhat quixotic enterprise.

In At the Turn of the Hour, Baron de Beauremon attempts to blackmail a banker. But when the desperate young man seeks refuge on Yvonne’s island, a cross-Atlantic chase unfolds, with both the Baron and Blake in pursuit.

The saga concludes in The Island of Fear where Blake must race against time to save Yvonne from an uncertain fate as her colony descends into chaos.

Nelson Lee also returns to face the Black Wolf in The Case of the Tube of Radium. If you’ve been following Mademoiselle Miton’s exploits, I guarantee you won’t be disappointed!

This is the eleventh of several anthologies that collect George Hamilton Teed’s most popular works from 1913 to 1917. Each edition includes all of the original illustrations! Enjoy!