Martin Edwards Books in Order

A practical, sharp-eyed look at working life and the pressures that come with responsibility. Martin Edwards writes about office politics, professional risk, and the habits that help people survive demanding careers.

Liverpool solicitor Harry Devlin gives shelter to his estranged wife when she turns up frightened at his flat. When she is found murdered the next day, Harry becomes the prime suspect and must dig into the city's darker corners to clear his name.

Harry Devlin's best client insists his missing wife is still alive, even as the police suspect murder. When the man's daughter and her boyfriend also disappear, Harry is pulled into a case of divided loyalties and mounting danger.

When a tattooist client's studio burns and a bomb is planted beneath his car, Harry Devlin knows somebody wants him dead. Another uneasy client seems desperate to flee the country, and the two mysteries begin to pull together.

A sensational 1964 murder seems closed until an amateur criminologist convinces Harry Devlin the wrong man may have taken the blame. As Harry starts probing Liverpool's Beat-era past, someone proves willing to kill to keep old secrets buried.

A murder in a converted church draws Harry Devlin into a case full of shifting identities and matrimonial trouble. The deeper he goes, the harder it becomes to tell victim from culprit, or accident from carefully planned crime.

A local arts trust hires Harry Devlin to challenge a benefactor's will, then its chairman vanishes and turns up dead. What begins as legal work becomes a tangled mystery of inheritance, deception, and murder.

Lawyers are being killed in Liverpool, and Harry Devlin is already in dangerous territory because of his affair with a gangster's wife. A decapitated prosecutor, a stalker, and Harry's own lies push the case frighteningly close to home.

Chief Inspector Colin Thane and Phil Moss return in the unfinished final Bill Knox novel completed by Martin Edwards. A knotty Scottish murder case unfolds through steady police work, mounting suspicion, and a solution worthy of a long-running procedural series.

This collection gathers Martin Edwards's short crime stories, from neat puzzle plots to darker tales with a sting in the tail. It is a good introduction to the range, wit, and misdirection he brings to shorter fiction.

A short, unsettling mystery in which Martin Edwards lets small details and uneasy relationships build into real danger. It has the compact feel of a story where something ordinary turns strange before anyone can step away.

This illustrated true-crime guide follows a murder case from the discovery of a body through forensic work, interviews, and court. Martin Edwards explains how investigators build a homicide case in real life.

This illustrated true-crime guide follows a murder case from the discovery of a body through forensic work, interviews, and court. Martin Edwards explains how investigators build a homicide case in real life.

Lawyer-turned-writer Nic Gabriel watches a woman stab a man who should have been haunted by someone already dead. His search for answers leads into a glamorous law firm, buried secrets, and a darkly satirical London suspense plot.

Historian Daniel Kind moves to Brackdale hoping for a fresh start, only to become fascinated by an old murder tied to his new cottage. When Hannah Scarlett reopens the case, the past turns lethal again.

A landscape gardener is murdered in an idyllic Lake District village, and years later an anonymous tip revives the case. As Hannah Scarlett investigates, Daniel Kind suspects his own strange garden may hold part of the answer.

Emma Beswick vanished years ago, but someone starts feeding hints about her death to the local paper. As Hannah Scarlett reopens the case, Daniel Kind finds old secrets and fresh danger waiting in the eerie world above Coniston's mines.

Martin Edwards reimagines the Crippen case as a tense historical novel about deception, ambition, and public fascination with murder. It offers a fresh fictional angle on one of the most famous crimes of the Edwardian era.

After years away, Harry Devlin returns to find an obituary predicting his death on Midsummer's Eve, only days away. As he tries to identify the enemy stalking him, he is drawn into a second mystery involving murdered women in a changing Liverpool.

Hannah Scarlett reopens the drowning of a young woman who feared water, and the case quickly tangles with present-day murders. As Daniel Kind helps piece the clues together, the investigation edges dangerously close to Hannah's private life.

Twenty years after her brother vanished, Orla Payne still believes the wrong man was blamed. When she dies before she can fully explain herself, Hannah Scarlett and Daniel Kind uncover a cold case full of family damage and dangerous truths.

A remote Lake District community has already seen two women die in the same chilling way, years apart. When a third death follows at Hallowe'en, Daniel Kind and Hannah Scarlett race to connect past and present before the pattern repeats again.

Martin Edwards pays affectionate tribute to Baker Street with new Sherlock Holmes pastiches and related essays. It is a book for readers who enjoy both fresh adventures and thoughtful appreciation of detective-fiction tradition.

This anthology gathers classic mysteries set in London, where the capital can look glamorous, grimy, or quietly lethal. Martin Edwards mixes famous names with lesser-known discoveries to show how many kinds of crime the city can hold.

Holiday settings should mean escape, but this anthology proves they can be ideal places for murder. Martin Edwards collects classic stories in which seaside breaks, hotels, and travel plans take a deadly turn.

A Christmas anthology of vintage detective stories, full of snow, strained family gatherings, and seasonal mischief. Martin Edwards balances cozy atmosphere with the quiet realization that the holidays can be perfect cover for crime.

A notorious family tragedy at Dungeon House seems settled until Hannah Scarlett's cold case team looks into a linked disappearance. As another girl vanishes, the old story of murder and suicide begins to fall apart.

Martin Edwards traces the rise of the Detection Club and the writers who shaped classic British mystery between the wars. It is part group biography, part genre history, and full of rivalries, friendships, and literary secrets.

These winter mysteries use snow and cold not just for atmosphere, but for danger, concealment, and surprise. Martin Edwards offers a strong seasonal mix of classic crime stories that feel festive one moment and threatening the next.

A compact mystery that turns on the oldest question in crime fiction, why someone kills. Martin Edwards uses motive, deception, and hidden grievance to show how a seemingly simple case can keep shifting under the reader's feet.

The country house is one of classic crime fiction's great stages, and this anthology makes the most of it. Behind the comfort and tradition come locked rooms, awkward guests, old money, and murder.

Rural Britain may look peaceful, but this anthology digs out the malice under the hedgerows. Martin Edwards gathers classic stories of village grudges, isolated houses, and countryside secrets that turn poisonous.

A tour through vintage European crime, this anthology offers murders, clues, and atmosphere far beyond the usual English village. It is a strong sampler of how classic mystery changed shape across the continent.

This anthology opens crime fiction's borders, gathering classic stories in which foreign settings, outsiders, and uneasy travel turn suspicion deadly. It is a good way to see how varied vintage mystery could be beyond familiar British ground.

These classic tales flirt with miracles, marvels, and the apparently impossible before human motives come into focus. Martin Edwards gathers ingenious stories that sit right on the edge between wonder and detection.

A themed anthology of classic mysteries about the law catching up with people who think they are safe. Lawyers, police, judges, and crooks collide in stories where justice can be slow, ironic, and very satisfying.

A guided tour through a hundred landmark mysteries, from obvious classics to neglected gems. Martin Edwards explains what makes each book matter and gives readers plenty of ideas for where to wander next.

This anthology heads for the railway, where timetables, crowded stations, and sealed compartments make perfect cover for crime. Martin Edwards collects classic train and travel mysteries full of movement, misdirection, and neatly timed danger.

In smoky 1930s London, journalist Jacob Flint chases a run of shocking deaths and keeps crossing paths with Rachel Savernake, a rich and enigmatic sleuth. The deeper he digs, the less sure he is whether Rachel is ally, suspect, or both.

At a festive holiday gathering, simmering workplace tensions and secrets come to a head. As drinks flow and inhibitions drop, a moment of reckless honesty triggers a chain of events that turns a cheerful evening into the backdrop for a carefully concealed crime.

A festive collection of vintage mysteries in which cards, visitors, family gatherings, and holiday routines all become openings for crime. The stories are short, clever, and rich in seasonal atmosphere.

These classic mysteries move from coasts and rivers to dangerous pools and open sea, using water as both backdrop and threat. Martin Edwards gathers stories where beauty and peril are never far apart.

This anthology highlights scientific and forensic detection in classic crime fiction. Doctors, chemists, and sharp-eyed investigators use method as well as instinct while Martin Edwards shows how early mystery writers loved a technical clue.

This seasonal anthology moves beyond Christmas Day itself to the wider pleasures and tensions of the festive calendar. Martin Edwards gathers classic mysteries where winter hospitality, travel, and celebration leave room for murder.

This is a wide-ranging masterclass in crime writing, edited by Martin Edwards and built from essays by members of the Detection Club. It covers plotting, clues, character, police work, and the many ways to build a satisfying mystery.

Framed for murder, Jacob Flint flees to a remote estate where Rachel Savernake is mixed up with a strange gathering of people who have all escaped wrongful justice. When another body appears, the whole house starts to look like a trap.

Old grudges, broken loyalties, and the urge to pay someone back drive this anthology of classic revenge mysteries. Martin Edwards gathers stories that show how long memories can turn ordinary hurt into calculated crime.

Charm, status, and respectability hide dangerous instincts in this anthology of vintage crime. Martin Edwards brings together stories about people who look civilized on the surface but prove anything but harmless.

Hannah Scarlett reopens the long-unsolved disappearance of Ramona Smith when a fresh tragedy brings the case roaring back. On the Crooked Shore, old verdicts, local legends, and a ruthless killer threaten to claim more lives.

Set against a remote island backdrop, this mystery traps its characters far from easy help as buried resentments and old secrets begin to surface. Isolation does much of the work, tightening every suspicion and every risk.

A modern disappearance and a centuries-old vanishing draw Rachel Savernake to bleak Blackstone Fell. With Jacob Flint nearby, she faces a locked-place style puzzle wrapped in moorland gloom, fraud, and old secrets that refuse to stay buried.

This sweeping history follows crime fiction from its early roots to the modern genre, with writers, trends, scandals, and shifting tastes all in view. Martin Edwards makes a huge subject readable, lively, and full of rediscoveries.

A compact bibliomystery built around books, betrayal, and divided loyalties. Martin Edwards keeps the setup tight and the tension sharp as a seemingly small act of treachery opens into something far more dangerous.

Part literary map and part crime-lover's companion, this unusual book guides readers through the landscapes of Golden Age mystery. It turns Britain into a trail of clues, cases, and classic detective destinations.

This anthology explores classic crime with Welsh settings, voices, and legends in the mix. The stories range from sharp puzzles to darker tales, showing how much atmosphere and variety Cymru offers mystery fiction.

An artist asks Rachel Savernake to solve her murder, then apparently kills herself on stage beneath a guillotine. Rachel and Jacob Flint follow the trail through false identities, blackmail, and a grand house where nothing is quite what it seems.

Basil Palmer sets out to murder a man he has never met, while Rachel Savernake becomes obsessed with an unsettling painting of a seaside resort called Hemlock Bay. Their paths converge in a glittering place full of false names and danger.

A reflective collection about crime fiction and how it works, drawing lessons from classic plots, memorable detectives, and the craft behind a satisfying mystery. It suits readers who like both stories and the thinking behind them.

Six struggling people are invited to spend Christmas solving a fictional murder in an isolated Yorkshire village. Then the snow closes in, the game turns sinister, and the line between puzzle and real killing begins to disappear.