The perfect way to unwind during the holidays. What a treat.

SJ Bennett

Martin Edwards is a magician who conjures up a captivating crime story before your eyes.

Janice Hallett

The king of the puzzle mystery novel.

Alex Pavesi

A mystery-within-a-mystery you can play along with, all done in the best classic style. Nobody knows the game of murder like Martin Edwards.

Antony Johnston

You can put down the Radio Times and highlighter pen, this book is all the entertainment you'll need this Christmas. Wonderful stuff.

Ian Moore

Editor, aficionado, reviewer, collector – Martin Edwards must have crime fiction coursing through his veins. But it is as a writer that he is revealed at his best, synthesising all of that knowledge and love of the genre into work that is singularly his own.

John Harvey