New Books in Science Fiction — E. and H. Heron, "Flaxman Low: Occult Detective" (MIT Press, 2026)

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E. and H. Heron, "Flaxman Low: Occult Detective" (MIT Press, 2026)

New Books in Science Fiction

Flaxman Low, literature’s first professional, full-time “occult detective”—that is, an intrepid investigator who deploys the scientific method when tackling paranormal phenomena—appeared in a dozen stories first published from 1898–1899. Flaxman Low: Occult Detective (MIT Press, 2026), the latest edition to the Radium…

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