The Arsenic Labyrinth: A Lake District Mystery

Martin Edwards

Jan 2007 · Poisoned Pen Press Inc

About this ebook

After ten years, Guy—a drifter with a taste for deception—has returned to Coniston in England’s Lake District. Local journalist Tony di Venuto is campaigning to revive interest in the disappearance of Emma Bestwick, and Guy knows what happened to her. When Guy tips off the newspaperman that Emma will not be coming home, DCI Hannah Scarlett, head of Cumbria’s Cold Case Review Team, re-opens the old investigation. Her inquiries take her to the Museum of Myth and Legend and to the remote and eerie Arsenic Labyrinth—a series of stone tunnels used to remove arsenic from tin ore. Meanwhile, historian Daniel Kind is immersing himself in the work of John Ruskin, whose neighbors created the Arsenic Labyrinth. A shocking discovery made against the stunning backdrop of the Lake District in winter makes it clear to Hannah that there is more than one mystery to solve, and she turns to Daniel for help in untangling the secrets of the past....

Ratings and reviews

I fell into the Lake District series and love the plots, characters and, scenic descriptions. A must read series.

About the author

Martin Edwards has published 12 novels, including eight featuring Harry Devlin and three Lake District Mysteries. He has twice been short-listed for a CWA Dagger and ‘The Coffin Trail’ was short-listed for the Theakston’s prize for best crime novel of 2006. He has edited 16 crime fiction anthologies, written a book about homicide investigation, and completed the late Bill Knox’s last novel. A well-known reviewer and commentator on the genre, he has contributed to several reference volumes as well as writing seven books on business subjects, and many of his articles appear on his website, www.martinedwardsbooks.com.