PRAISE FOR MARTIN EDWARDS:
‘Edwards has managed, brilliantly, to combined a Golden Age setting with a pace that is bang up-to-date. A great sense of the era observed through a cut-throat-sharp eye, every page dripping with brilliant period authenticity’ Peter James.
‘A ripping tale of retribution and rough justice, set against a finely realised 1930s London. It reads as if Ruth Rendell were channelling Edgar Wallace’ Mick Herron.
‘A mean plot liberally spiced with mystery, suspense and action. A thoroughly gripping read!’ Peter Robinson.
‘Edwards has set a satisfyingly twisty plot against the satisfyingly murky background of 1930s London’ –Simon Brett
Book Description
A Gothic remaking of the classic country house murder mystery from the author of Gallows Court and The Golden Age of Murder.
About the Author
Martin Edwards is an award-winning crime writer whose most recent novel, set in 1930, is Gallows Court. His seventh and most recent Lake District Mystery is The Dungeon House. Earlier books in the series are The Coffin Trail (short-listed for the Theakston’s prize for best British crime novel of 2006), The Cipher Garden, The Arsenic Labyrinth (short-listed for the Lakeland Book of the Year award in 2008), The Serpent Pool, and The Hanging Wood.
Martin is a well-known crime fiction critic, and series consultant to the British Library’s Crime Classics. His ground-breaking study of the genre between the wars, The Golden Age of Murder, was warmly reviewed around the world, and won the Edgar, Agatha, H.R.F. Keating and Macavity awards. His The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books has been nominated for five awards.
A well-known commentator on crime fiction, he has edited 37 anthologies and published diverse non-fiction books, including a study of homicide investigation, Urge to Kill. An expert on crime fiction history, he is archivist of both the Crime Writers’ Association and the Detection Club. He was elected eighth President of the Detection Club in 2015, is current Chair of the CWA, and posts regularly to his blog, ‘Do You Write Under Your Own Name?’
Review
I was thrilled to be asked to take part on this blog tour for this stunning book! Have you seen the cover? It is gorgeous!
Martin Edwards sets the scene of journalists and the golden age beautifully. I especially enjoyed the parts that deal with capital punishment within this book which was fascinating to read about. Mortmain Hall is a great mystery book and I certainly will be reading more now. The characters were all absolutely fascinating to read about and learn more. I cannot say too much as I will ruin the book for you. The clue finder extra at the end of the book was especially nice to see.
You obviously cannot get the book from bookshops at the moment due to us being on lockdown, but it can be bought online here and from other independent bookshops too.
Disclaimer – Thank you to Head Of Zeus and Martina for my copy of this beautiful book. I was gifted it for an honest review