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Martin Edwards has been described by Richard Osman as ‘a true master of British crime writing.’ He has published twenty-three novels, which include the eight Lake District Mysteries, one of which was shortlisted for the Theakston’s Prize for best crime novel of the year and four books featuring Rachel Savernake, including the Dagger-nominated Gallows Court and Blackstone Fell, while Gallows Court and Sepulchre Street were shortlisted for the eDunnit award for best crime novel of the year. He is also the author of two multi-award-winning histories of crime fiction, The Life of Crime and The Golden Age of Murder. He has received three Daggers from the Crime Writers’ Association and two Edgars from the Mystery Writers of America and has also b ...more

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Forgotten Book - Panic in Box C

My Pan paperback of John Dickson Carr's Panic in Box C (see the above cover image) contains the ultimate endorsement - a positive quote from Agatha Christie, who said, 'Very few detective stories baffle me nowadays but Mr Carr's always do.' Of course, the two writer were friends, but it's certainly true that at his best, and even when not quite on top form, Carr was very, very good at bambooz Read more of this blog post »

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	Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife 3.37 avg rating — 4,806 ratings — published 2025 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gallows Court (Rachel Savernake #1) 3.67 avg rating — 2,890 ratings — published 2018 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Coffin Trail (Lake District Mystery #1) 3.73 avg rating — 2,816 ratings — published 2004 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mortmain Hall (Rachel Savernake #2) 3.63 avg rating — 1,894 ratings — published 2019 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cipher Garden (Lake District Mystery #2) 3.79 avg rating — 1,684 ratings — published 2005 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories by Martin Edwards (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Emmuska Orczy, Selwyn Jepson 3.79 avg rating — 1,583 ratings — published 2018 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries 3.73 avg rating — 1,556 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Arsenic Labyrinth (The Lake District Mysteries #3) 3.88 avg rating — 1,468 ratings — published 2007 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Serpent Pool (Lake District Mystery, #4) 3.91 avg rating — 1,354 ratings — published 2010 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Frozen Shroud (Lake District Mystery, #6) 3.86 avg rating — 1,304 ratings — published 2013 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“He loved the smell and feel of old books. To hold them was to touch the past.”
― Martin Edwards, The Cipher Garden

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“Seldom happier than when I'm on my own, lost in a book.”
― Martin Edwards, The Coffin Trail

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“Readers came and went, only the books stayed forever.”
― Martin Edwards, The Hanging Wood

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Which golden age or classic English Mystery would like liked to read with us during August? Please vote here.

Murder with Malice by Nicholas Blake

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Resorting to Murder: Holiday Mysteries edited by Martin Edwards

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The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes

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Before the Fact by Francis Iles

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