The Strings of Murder: Frey & McGray Book 1

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Strings of Murder: Frey & McGray Book 1
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Oscar de Muriel
SeriesA Victorian Mystery
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:416
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreHistorical mysteries
Thriller/suspense
ISBN/Barcode 9780718179823
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date 12 February 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Jonathan Strange meets Jonathan Creek in this blistering crime debut set in Victorian Edinburgh. Edinburgh, 1888. A virtuoso violinist is brutally killed in his home. But with no way in or out of the locked practice room, the murder makes no sense. Fearing a national panic over a copycat 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 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...

Author Biography

Oscar de Muriel was born in Mexico City and moved to the UK to complete his PhD. He is a chemist, translator and violinist who now lives and works in Manchester. A Fever of the Blood is his second novel, The Strings of Murder was his first.