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Description
Rachel Savernake investigates a bizarre locked-room puzzle in this delicious Gothic mystery from the winner of the CWA Diamond Dagger.
1930. Nell Fagan is a journalist on the trail of a intriguing and bizarre mystery: in 1606, a man vanished from a locked gatehouse in a remote Yorkshire village, and 300 years later, it happened again. Nell confides in the best sleuth she knows, judge's daughter Rachel Savernake. Thank goodness she did, because barely a week later Nell disappears, and Rachel is left to put together the pieces of the puzzle.
Looking for answers, Rachel travels to lonely Blackstone Fell in Yorkshire, with its eerie moor and sinister tower. With help from her friend Jacob Flint – who's determined to expose a fraudulent clairvoyant – Rachel will risk her life to bring an end to the disappearances and bring the truth to light.
A dazzling mystery peopled by clerics and medics; journalists and judges, Blackstone Fell explores the shadowy borderlands between spiritual and scientific; between sanity and madness; and between virtue and deadly sin.
Praise for Martin Edwards:
'Martin Edwards celebrates and satirises the genre with wit and affection... He leaves you wanting more.' The Times
'A pitch-perfect blend of Golden Age charm and sinister modern suspense.' Lee Child
'Edwards has managed, brilliantly, to combine a Golden Age setting with a pace that is bang up-to-date.' Peter James
Product details
Published | 29 Nov 2022 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 416 |
ISBN | 9781801100212 |
Imprint | Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book |
Illustrations | 1 map |
Dimensions | Not specified |
Series | Rachel Savernake |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Leaves you wanting more
The Times
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Perfect for those who love a locked-room mystery . . . [with] a wonderful golden age of crime feel
Belfast Telegraph
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The plot is intricate but never less than compelling. Martin Edwards holds his own with the best of classic crime
Daily Mail
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A fascinating novel, with an enigmatic protagonist and a complex, intriguing plot... The books have the authenticity of the author's detailed knowledge of the period, plus a darkly clever plot, set in a sinister, brooding landscape. Blackstone Fell is a page turner which I wholeheartedly recommend
Promoting Crime Fiction
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'Ingeniously plotted and racily told . . . Blackstone Fell is more or less impossible to put down – this is Edwards on the top of his form.'
Dorothy L Sayers Society Bulletin
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An irresistible Gothic thriller . . . Edwards' book keeps you gripped to the very end
Yorkshire Life