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'A fine writer... his novels feature an acute sense of place as well as deep psychological insights.' IAN RANKIN
Welcome to the Lake District. A beautiful wilderness of craggy peaks, misty fells and peaceful, glassy waters that run deep with secrets. Delve beneath the surface and you'll soon discover there's more to this place than meets the eye...
'Superb.' LEE CHILD
'A true master of British crime writing.' RICHARD OSMAN
'Martin Edwards is a magician who conjures up a captivating crime story before your eyes.' JANICE HALLETT
'Martin knows more about crime fiction than anyone.' ANN CLEEVES
**Shortlisted for Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year**
Historian Daniel Kind moves back to Brackdale, the sleepy little village where he grew up -- and his father's old patch as a detective inspector.
Daniel buys Tarn Cottage on a whim. But his new house has a dark past. It was once home to a cold-blooded killer.
Barrie Gilpin was just thirteen years old when he lured a pretty young tourist on to the twisty Coffin Trail. He left her mutilated body on the ancient Sacrifice Stone, then took his own life.
Everyone in the village thinks he was guilty. Everyone except for Daniel.
Now Daniel's father's protégée, DCI Hannah Scarlett, reopens the case. And Daniel can't help but be drawn back into the mystery.
But where does this treacherous trail end for Daniel?
Discover an utterly addictive, emotionally charged mystery, steeped in all the atmosphere and intrigue of England's beautiful Lake District. Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Elly Griffiths, P.D. James, Val McDermid and Joy Ellis.
**Martin Edwards is the winner of three CWA Dagger Awards, including the prestigious Diamond Dagger -- the highest honour in UK crime writing!**
MEET THE DETECTIVES
Daniel Kind isn't your average Oxford historian. Passionate and charismatic, he's a celebrity in the city of dreaming spires. Until he throws it all away to move to Brackdale, where his father served as a detective. His dad may be dead and gone. But something about the Lakes still calls to Daniel. Is this somewhere he can finally escape his demons? Daniel thinks so. But the past has a way of following wherever he goes...
Fiery DCI Hannah Scarlett is smart, intuitive and ready to call out injustice wherever she finds it, even among her superiors. This straight-talking streak has earned her a demotion to Cumbria's Cold Case team. A place where careers go to die? Detective Hannah's determined not to let that happen -- following in the footsteps of her beloved mentor, DI Ben Kind. She always idolised the father, but what will she make of his wayward son Daniel?
THE SETTING
Just one glimpse of Brackdale village, nestled in its own secluded little valley, is enough to make Daniel's Londoner girlfriend gasp with delight. Quaint stone cottages crowd around an ancient Norman church and a quiet, overgrown graveyard -- surrounded by a jigsaw puzzle of fields and dark woods that stretch as far as the eye can see. But this beautiful landscape wouldn't be the same without its scars: deserted quarries pockmark the land, ringed by steep and treacherous crags on the dark horizon. There's nowhere lovelier on God's earth than the wild, untamed Lakelands -- and nowhere more treacherous...
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