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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime & mystery, Historical mysteries
A spellbinding mix of history, horror and humour - the brand new Frey & McGray mystery...
'Properly creepy and Gothic'
IAN RANKIN on the Frey & McGray mysteries...
December, 1889.
There have been many bad days in Edinburgh police's secret subdivision 'The Commission for the Elucidation of Unsolved Cases Presumably Related to the Odd and Ghostly'.
But today is surely the worst.
Because the exiled English Inspector Ian Frey, and his Scottish boss 'Nine-Nails' McGray are summoned to a meeting in the middle of the night with the Prime Minister himself.
And he tells them that Queen Victoria - the most powerful person in the world - wants them both dead.
To be pardoned they must embark on a mission so dangerous that they might be saving Her Majesty the job of executing them. Because this case ties together the dark history of the Pendle witches, with the tragic case of McGray own sister, to a conspiracy within the highest office in the land...
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Praise for the Frey & McGray mysteries:
'A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery' New York Times
'A fun to read fast page-turner' Independent
'A brilliant mix of horror, history, and humour. Genuinely riveting with plenty of twists, this will keep you turning the pages. It's clever, occasionally frightening and superbly written ... Everything you need in a mystery thriller' Crime Review
'It's official: I am addicted to Frey and McGray' Christopher Fowler, author of the BRYANT & MAY series
More books by Oscar de Muriel
Praise for The Dance of the Serpents: The Second Frey & McGray Mystery
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'A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery' - New York Times
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'Properly creepy and Gothic' - Ian Rankin
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'A brilliant mix of horror, history, and humour. Genuinely riveting with plenty of twists, this will keep you turning the pages. It's clever, occasionally frightening and superbly written ... Everything you need in a mystery thriller' - Crime Review
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It's official: I am addicted to Frey and McGray - Christopher Fowler
Oscar de Muriel
Oscar de Muriel was born in Mexico City where he began writing stories aged seven, and later came to the UK to complete a PhD in Chemistry. Whilst working as a translator and playing the violin, the idea for a spooky whodunnit series came to him and Nine-Nails McGray was born. Oscar has now written four Frey and McGray titles and splits his time between Manchester and Mexico City.
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