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''Martin Edwards is a true master of British crime writing'' RICHARD OSMAN

''Combines all the things I love most about crime fiction: atmospheric settings, twisty plots, intriguing characters and an unforgettable protagonist'' ELLY GRIFFITHS

TEST YOUR WITS AGAINST RACHEL SAVERNAKE!
A CLUEFINDER AT THE BACK OF THE BOOK HIGHLIGHTS 47 HINTS IN THE TEXT TO THE SOLUTION OF THE INGENIOUS PUZZLES.

Basil Palmer plans to murder a man called Louis Carson. The problem is he doesn''t know anything about his intended victim, not who he is nor where he lives.

After learning that Carson runs a hotel in Hemlock Bay, a playground for the wealthy and privileged, Palmer invents a false identity. Posing as Dr Seamus Doyle, he journeys to the coast plotting murder along the way.

Meanwhile, after hearing a fortune teller has predicted a murder in a place called Hemlock Bay, amateur sleuth Rachel Savernake rents a cottage there, determin

Hemlock Bay

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      Publisher Bloomsbury
      Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 9 December 2024
      ISBN-13 9781035909803
      978-1035909803
      ISBN-10 1035909804

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Martin Edwards is a true master of British crime writing'' RICHARD OSMAN

      ''Combines all the things I love most about crime fiction: atmospheric settings, twisty plots, intriguing characters and an unforgettable protagonist'' ELLY GRIFFITHS

      TEST YOUR WITS AGAINST RACHEL SAVERNAKE!
      A CLUEFINDER AT THE BACK OF THE BOOK HIGHLIGHTS 47 HINTS IN THE TEXT TO THE SOLUTION OF THE INGENIOUS PUZZLES.

      Basil Palmer plans to murder a man called Louis Carson. The problem is he doesn''t know anything about his intended victim, not who he is nor where he lives.

      After learning that Carson runs a hotel in Hemlock Bay, a playground for the wealthy and privileged, Palmer invents a false identity. Posing as Dr Seamus Doyle, he journeys to the coast plotting murder along the way.

      Meanwhile, after hearing a fortune teller has predicted a murder in a place called Hemlock Bay, amateur sleuth Rachel Savernake rents a cottage there, determin

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