Martin Edwards has won the Edgar, Agatha, H.R.F. Keating, Macavity, Poirot and Dagger awards as well as being shortlisted for the Theakston's Prize. He is President of the Detection Club, a former Chair of the Crime Writers' Association and consultant to the British Library's bestselling crime classics series. In 2020 he was awarded the Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to crime fiction. Follow Martin on Twitter and Instagram (@medwardsbooks) and Facebook (@MartinEdwardsBooks).
Leaves you wanting more * The Times * Perfect for those who love a locked-room mystery . . . [with] a wonderful golden age of crime feel * Belfast Telegraph * The plot is intricate but never less than compelling. Martin Edwards holds his own with the best of classic crime * Daily Mail * A fascinating novel, with an enigmatic protagonist and a complex, intriguing plot... The books have the authenticity of the author's detailed knowledge of the period, plus a darkly clever plot, set in a sinister, brooding landscape. Blackstone Fell is a page turner which I wholeheartedly recommend * Promoting Crime Fiction * 'Ingeniously plotted and racily told . . . Blackstone Fell is more or less impossible to put down – this is Edwards on the top of his form.' * Dorothy L Sayers Society Bulletin * An irresistible Gothic thriller . . . Edwards' book keeps you gripped to the very end * Yorkshire Life * A page-turning dark drama full of murder, secrecy, adultery and a compelling locked-room mystery . . . [with] Sherlockian reminiscences in its lead character * Historical Novel Review * Suspects abound in the book’s wonderfully labyrinthine plot, and the brilliant Savernake is a fascinatingly enigmatic character. * The Washington Post *