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Martin Edwards has published sixteen crime novels and more than 50 short stories. His crime fiction has been short-listed for several awards and in 2008 he won the CWA Short Story Dagger. He had edited 20 crime anthologies and contributed essays to many reference books and magazines. His latest novel, The House on Graveyard Lane, is now available.
Martin Edwards Revisits E.C.R. Lorac's 1946 Opus, The Theft of the Iron Dogs
Lorac's newly reissued work features a strong sense of place and evocative atmospherics
A Heady Blend of Murder and the Supernatural: Rediscovering John Dickson Carr's He Who Whispers
Martin Edwards on a 1946 novel that demands new readership
On the Trail of The Five Red Herrings, A Sayers Novel That Stands Apart
Martin Edwards shines a spotlight on a long-neglected but essential text from Dorothy L. Sayers
The Craggy, Wind-Swept Crime Fiction of Wales
Martin Edwards celebrates the macabre and suspenseful tales informed by the eerie landscapes and gothic settings of Cymru
A Long-Forgotten Mystery By a Much-Celebrated Vaudeville Performer
Billie Houston earned renown in the 1920s and 30s as a male impersonator and part of a sister act. She also wrote a crime novel.
The Black Spectacles: John Dickson Carr's Most Unusual Crime Novel
Martin Edwards on a curious and striking outlier from the king of locked room mysteries
The Death of Mr. Dodsley is a Charming Biblio-Mystery From a Master Stylist
Martin Edwards celebrates a reissued favorite from minister-turned-mystery writer John Ferguson
The Rare Entertainments of E.C.R. Lorac's Death of an Author
Appreciating an unusual standalone from a Golden Age writer better known for her series
An Unconventional Christmas Novel by an Unconventional Writer
Martin Edwards on "The Christmas Egg", a rediscovered gem from 1958 from a quirky and unusual author
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