Sepulchre Street

'Martin Edwards is a true master of British crime writing' Richard Osman
'Highly recommended, with a touch of the gothic' Ann Cleeves

How can you solve a murder before it's happened?

'This is my challenge for you,' the woman in white said. 'I want you to solve my murder.'

London, 1930s: Rachel Savernake is attending renowned artist Damaris Gethin's latest exhibition, featuring live models who pose as famous killers. But that's just the warm-up act...

Unsure why she was invited, Rachel is soon cornered by the artist who asks her a haunting favour: she wants Rachel to solve her murder. Damaris then takes to the stage set with a guillotine, the lights go out - and Damaris executes herself.

Why would Damaris take her own life? And, if she died by her own hand, what did she mean by 'solve my murder'?

There are many questions to answer, and the clues are there for those daring enough to solve them...

Rachel Savernake faces her most puzzling murder yet in this glamorous gothic mystery from the winner of the CWA Diamond Dagger. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Richard Osman.

Praise for Martin Edwards:

'Martin Edwards celebrates and satirises the genre with wit and affection... He leaves you wanting more.' The Times
'The brilliant Savernake is a fascinatingly enigmatic character.' Washington Post
'Ingeniously plotted and racily told...This is Edwards on the top of his form.' Dorothy L Sayers Society Bulletin
'Martin Edwards holds his own with the best of classic crime.' Daily Mail
'Reads as if Ruth Rendell were channelling Edgar Wallace.' Mick Herron

About the author

Martin Edwards is an award-winning author and life-long fan of books and mysteries, puzzles and games. He has won the Edgar, Agatha, H.R.F. Keating, Macavity and Poirot awards and, in 2020, he was awarded the Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to crime fiction. He is the President of the Detection Club, a position previously held by crime-writing royalty Dorothy L Sayers and Agatha Christie, and he is a consultant to the British Library’s bestselling Crime Classics series. Martin is the author of the Rachel Savernake Golden Age Mysteries as well as several other works of fiction and non-fiction.

Follow Martin on Twitter and Instagram (@medwardsbooks) and Facebook (@MartinEdwardsBooks).

Summary

'Martin Edwards is a true master of British crime writing' Richard Osman
'Highly recommended, with a touch of the gothic' Ann Cleeves

How can you solve a murder before it's happened?

'This is my challenge for you,' the woman in white said. 'I want you to solve my murder.'

London, 1930s: Rachel Savernake is attending renowned artist Damaris Gethin's latest exhibition, featuring live models who pose as famous killers. But that's just the warm-up act...

Unsure why she was invited, Rachel is soon cornered by the artist who asks her a haunting favour: she wants Rachel to solve her murder. Damaris then takes to the stage set with a guillotine, the lights go out - and Damaris executes herself.

Why would Damaris take her own life? And, if she died by her own hand, what did she mean by 'solve my murder'?

There are many questions to answer, and the clues are there for those daring enough to solve them...

Rachel Savernake faces her most puzzling murder yet in this glamorous gothic mystery from the winner of the CWA Diamond Dagger. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Richard Osman.

Praise for Martin Edwards:

'Martin Edwards celebrates and satirises the genre with wit and affection... He leaves you wanting more.' The Times
'The brilliant Savernake is a fascinatingly enigmatic character.' Washington Post
'Ingeniously plotted and racily told...This is Edwards on the top of his form.' Dorothy L Sayers Society Bulletin
'Martin Edwards holds his own with the best of classic crime.' Daily Mail
'Reads as if Ruth Rendell were channelling Edgar Wallace.' Mick Herron

Foreword

The fourth in the Rachel Savernake Golden Age Mystery series from the winner of the CWA Diamond Dagger.

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PRAISE FOR MARTIN EDWARDS:

'Edwards has managed, brilliantly, to combined a Golden Age setting with a pace that is bang up-to-date.' Peter James.

'Superb - a pitch-perfect blend of Golden Age charm and sinister modern suspense, with a main character to die for. This is the book Edwards was born to write.' Lee Child.

'Liberally spiced with mystery, suspense and action... A thoroughly gripping read.'

Product details

• Authors: Martin Edwards
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2023
• EAN: 9781801100267
• ISBN: 978-1-80110-026-7
• Series: Rachel Savernake
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Fiction, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, FICTION / Noir, Thriller / suspense, Horror and supernatural fiction, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives