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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 - The Dead Mouse

The Dead Mouse is an odd title for an odd book. It was published in 1930 by Austen Allen, the second of four detective novels that he produced in the course of a short crime writing career. I don't know much about Allen, but I can imagine that he was dismayed that his publishers managed to spell his first name Austin on the dust jacket of this one, although they did get it right on Read more of this blog post »

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	Gallows Court (Rachel Savernake #1) 3.67 avg rating — 2,645 ratings — published 2018 — 2 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) 3.69 avg rating — 2,531 ratings — published 2004 — 2 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 — 1,792 ratings — published 2019 — 20 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
	Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife 3.44 avg rating — 1,884 ratings — published 2025 — 10 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 3.78 avg rating — 1,520 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
	The Cipher Garden (Lake District Mystery #2) 3.74 avg rating — 1,505 ratings — published 2005 — 17 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 3.72 avg rating — 1,466 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) 3.84 avg rating — 1,296 ratings — published 2007 — 26 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) 3.86 avg rating — 1,203 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) 3.82 avg rating — 1,146 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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May Side Read: Murder on Holiday

Maigret's Holiday by Georges Simenon

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Resorting to Murder: Holiday Mysteries edited by Martin Edwards

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The Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L. Sayers

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The Case of the Drowning Duck by Erle Stanley Gardner

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The Crime at the Noah’s Ark by Molly Thynne

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Suicide Excepted by Cyril Hare

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Come Away, Death by Gladys Mitchell

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Crossed Skis: An Alpine Mystery by Carol Carnac

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