'A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery' New York Times'I enjoyed this
- properly creepy & Gothic' Ian Rankin A spellbinding concoction of crime history & horror
- perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes & Jonathan Creek The First Case for Frey & Mc Gray Edinburgh 1888 A violinist is murdered in his home The dead virtuoso's maid swears she heard three musicians playing in the night But with only one body in the locked practice room
- & no way in or out
- the case makes no sense Fearing a national panic over another Ripper Scotland Yard sends Inspector Ian Frey to investigate under the cover of a fake department specializing in the occult However Frey's new boss Detective ' Nine-Nails' Mc Gray actually believes in such supernatural nonsense Mc Gray's tragic past has driven him to superstition but even Frey must admit that this case seems beyond reason & once someone loses all reason who knows what they will lose next ' This is wonderful A brilliant moving clever lyrical book
- I loved it Oscar de Muriel is going to be a name to watch' Manda Scott'A great cop double-act It's the pairing of the upright Frey & the unorthodox Mc Gray that notches up the stars for this book Like de Muriel they're going places' Sunday Sport' One of the best debuts so far this year
- a brilliant mix of horror history & humour Genuinely riveting with plenty of twists this will keep you turning the pages It's clever occasionally frightening & superbly written
- The Strings Of Murder is everything you need in a mystery thriller' Crime Review