{"product_id":"the-puzzle-of-blackstone-lodge-9781728271040","title":"The Puzzle of Blackstone Lodge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRachel Savernake investigates a bizarre locked-room puzzle in this delicious Gothic mystery from the winner of the CWA Diamond Dagger.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1930. Nell Fagan is a journalist on the trail of an intriguing and bizarre mystery: in 1606, a man vanished from a locked gatehouse in a remote Yorkshire village, and 300 years later, it happened again. Nell confides in the best sleuth she knows, judge's daughter Rachel Savernake. Thank goodness she did, because barely a week later Nell disappears, and Rachel is left to put together the pieces of the puzzle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eqLooking for answers, Rachel travels to lonely Blackstone Fell in Yorkshire, with its eerie moor and sinister tower. With help from her friend Jacob Flint - who's determined to expose a fraudulent clairvoyant - Rachel will risk her life to bring an end to the disappearances and bring the truth to light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dazzling mystery peopled by clerics and medics; reporters and rogues, Blackstone Fell explores the shadowy borderlands between spiritual and scientific; between sanity and madness; and between virtue and deadly sin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Martin Edwards: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Martin Edwards celebrates and satirises the genre with wit and affection... He leaves you wanting more.' The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A pitch-perfect blend of Golden Age charm and sinister modern suspense.' Lee Child\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Edwards has managed, brilliantly, to combine a Golden Age setting with a pace that is bang up-to-date.' Peter James\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poisoned Pen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781728271040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Martin Edwards","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917381767349,"sku":"9781728271040","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4e02af52-0731-41a5-847b-f7db3ad7079a.jpg?v=1687283732","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-puzzle-of-blackstone-lodge-9781728271040","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}