«Welcome to the breathtaking adventures of Sexton Blake! For the greater part of the 20th century, the countless escapades of super sleuth Sexton Blake kept millions of readers on the edge of their seats. Together with his faithful sidekick, the youthful Tinker, and his intelligent bloodhound, Pedro, he stood firm against an onslaught of crime and villainy, defeating his enemies with his extraordinary powers of deduction, iron fists and unyielding determination. This thrilling collection presents seven exploits from his ‘golden age’: «The Slave Market» In the dangerous depths of Africa, Blake races to the rescue of an old school friend! «A Football Mystery» Blake and Tinker join the England team to beat the cheating opposition! «The Man From Scotland Yard» Blake has his first encounter with the greatest super-villain he would ever meet! «The Law of the Sea» Blake goes down with the ship in his own version of the sinking of the Titanic! «The Brotherhood of the Yellow Beetle» Blake grapples with oriental cunning in the form of Prince Wu Ling! «A Case of Arson» A master crook is at work but Blake is on his trail! «The Black Eagle» A wronged man is out for vengeance. Can Blake stop him before it's too late? Sexton Blake, consulting detective!»

«Vampires, those dark children of the night, who rise from their coffins to suck the blood of the living, continue to hold a strange fascination and dread. In this unique collection of vampire stories you will find some of the earliest depictions of these fearful creatures as in John Polidori’s «The Vampyre» and James Malcolm Rymer’s «Varney the Vampyre», a tale which held readers in thrall when it was first published in the mid-nineteenth century. As well as these rare stories and those featuring the more well known bloodsuckers such as Le Fanu’s «Carmilla» and Stoker’s «Dracula», there is a clutch of lesser known but equally frightening tales written by expert practitioners in the art of raising goose pimples. «Children of the Night» is a volume filled with the rich blood of chilling vampire fiction.»