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The Strings of Murder - Oscar de Muriel
The Strings of Murder
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A spellbinding concoction of crime, history and horror - perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes and Jonathan Creek. 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... show more
A spellbinding concoction of crime, history and horror - perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes and Jonathan Creek. 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 - and 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' McGray, actually believes in such supernatural nonsense. McGray's tragic past has driven him to superstition, but even Frey must admit that this case seems beyond reason. And once someone loses all reason, who knows what they will lose next...
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Format: kindle
ISBN: 9780718179830
ASIN: B00NPIUILA
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 404
Edition language: English
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A Voracious Reader
A Voracious Reader rated it
3.5 Review ~ Disappointing
Book source ~ Library A closed room murder mystery in 1888 Scotland. The murder is similar to London’s Jack the Ripper and two detectives with opposite styles must solve the case before the public finds out and panic ensues. Nine-Nails McGray is local and Ian Frey is an English dandy from London...
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4.0 The Strings of Murder by Oscar de Muriel
Victorian mystery meets the X Files in this extremely entertaining novel introducing the detective team of London based Inspector Ian Frey and Edinburgh detective Adolphus 'Nine-Nails' McGray.A brutal locked room murder that hints of Satanic ritual and supernatural forces....what more can you ask fo...
pedestrienne
pedestrienne rated it
2.0 The Strings of Murder
I picked this up because I read a review of the 2nd in this series, and saw that it was set in Edinburgh and might be supernatural in some aspects. This 1st installment is a squabbling buddy cop horror/comedy set in the time of Jack the Ripper, and our protagonist actually hates Scotland and Scottis...
pedestrienne
pedestrienne rated it
2.0 The Strings of Murder
I picked this up because I read a review of the 2nd in this series, and saw that it was set in Edinburgh and might be supernatural in some aspects. This 1st installment is a squabbling buddy cop horror/comedy set in the time of Jack the Ripper, and our protagonist actually hates Scotland and Scottis...
It's a Mad Mad World
It's a Mad Mad World rated it
4.0 The Strings of Murder
Disgraced inspector Ian Frey is sent to Edinburgh to investigate the brutal death of a violinist. The violinist was killed in a locked room and there is no way out or in and the walls are covered in magic symbols.I wish more books were like this; fast-paced, interesting and with short chapters. With...
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