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TwitterHanging Wood, The
Author: Martin Edwards
Genre: Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Format: E-book
ISBN: 9780749040352
Pages: 0
Rights: UK & Comm
Pub. Date: 25th July 2011
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Price: £5.99 RRP
Format: E-book
The latest in the hugely popular Lake District series, following The Coffin Trail, The Cipher Garden, The Arsenic Labyrinth and The Serpent Pool.
When Orla Payne was seven years old, her brother, Callum, mysteriously vanished from the Hanging Wood in the Lake District. Shrouded in complicated family matters and with no clear leads, the case was eventually dismissed. His body was never found.
Twenty years of frustration and depression later, Orla is desperate to find out the truth. On historian Daniel Kind's recommendation, she contacts Cold Case Review detective Hannah Scarlett, who sets about seeking justice for brother and sister.
'Full of twists and turns and some sinister (and very dangerous) secrets.The beauty, however, of Martin's books is that they are not just page-turning thrillers - they also give us believable and very human characters mixed up in the plotting (and with the marvellous Lake District scenery as an atmospheric backdrop); Martin Edwards hits top form again here - this is a superb, sytlishly crafted novel.'Mensa Magazine
'This novel is well up to the standards of the series, as well as providing plenty of descriptions of this particularly beautiful part of the Lake District in north-west England. It is a traditional mystery that will be much enjoyed by anyone who likes a good, solid read with sympathetic characters and a literary theme.'Eurocrime
'Martin Edwards writes the kind of whodunnits too often labelled, utterly unfairly, old-fashioned – because they do not contain meticulous descriptions of bloodshed, rampant psychopaths or emotionally tormented coppers... The Hanging Wood is the fifth in his Lake District series. The main police character, Hannah Scarlett, head of the cold cases section, is appealingly normal; killings take place off-stage; there are many suspects; characters are drawn with insight. A lovely read.'Marcel Berlins, The Times
'Excellent... interesting and enjoyable'Literary Review
'Martin Edwards is one of my favourite authors...This series has a wonderful sense of place, the characters are interesting and believable...The Hanging Wood is a beautifully written novel. There are lots of twists and turns in the book and we are kept guessing right to the end. Highly recommended.'Mystery Women
'With an unforgettable ending, this outstanding cold case will attract Lynda La Plante and Mo Hayder fans.'Library Journal
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