Book
Gallows Court / Martin Edwards.
Record details
- ISBN: 1492699284
- ISBN: 9781492699286
- ISBN: 9781492699286 : PAP
- ISBN: 1492699284 : PAP
- ISBN: 9781492699286
- ISBN: 1492699284
- Physical Description: 349 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Naperville, IL : Poisoned Pen Press, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "This edition issued based on the paperback edition published in 2018 in Great Britain by Head of Zeus Ltd."--Title page verso. |
| Summary, etc.: | "London, 1930. A headless corpse; an apparent suicide in a locked room; a man burned alive during an illusionist's show in front of thousands of people. Scotland Yard is baffled by the sequence of ghastly murders unfolding across the city and at the centre of it all is mysterious heiress Rachel Savernake. Daughter of a grand judge, Rachel is as glamorous as she is elusive. Jacob Flint, a tenacious young journalist eager to cover the gruesome crimes, is drawn into Rachel's glittering world of wealth and power. But as the body count continues to rise, Jacob is convinced Rachel is harbouring a dark secret and he soon becomes part of a dangerous game that could leave him dancing at the end of the hangman's rope if he pursues the truth-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Subject: | Heiresses > England > London > Fiction. Wealth > Fiction. Journalists > Fiction. Serial murder investigation > Fiction. Family secrets > Fiction. Murder > Investigation > Fiction. Heiresses > Fiction. Secrecy > Fiction. London (England) > History > 20th century > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Mystery fiction. Historical fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) Detective and mystery fiction. |
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Available copies
- 14 of 14 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford Library | FIC EDWARDS (Text) | 34061146378502 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Thomaston Public Library | MYS EDWARDS (Text) | 34020142193570 | Adult Mystery | Available | - |
| Tolland Public Library | F EDW (Text) | 34051145531300 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Wolcott Public Library | MYS EDWARDS, M. GA (Text) | 34031143856818 | Adult Mystery | Available | - |
Author Notes
Gallows Court
Martin Edwards is the recipient of the CWA 2020 Diamond Dagger Award for sustained excellence in his crime writing career and his significant contribution to the genre. His most recent novel is GALLOWS COURT, the second book in the Rachel Savernake Golden Age Mystery series. His eighth and most recent Lake District Mystery is THE GIRL THEY ALL FORGOT. Martin is also a well-known crime fiction critic, and series consultant to the British Library's Crime Classics. His groundbreakingstudy 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 nonfiction 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?'
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