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The Edinburgh Murders
The Edinburgh Murders (Related to this series)
- Author
- Catriona McPherson
- Narrator
- Kirsty Cox
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 10 April 2025
- Run Time
- 8 hours 45 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
All she wants now is to focus on doing what she loves: helping the poor of the Fountainbridge ward in the city of Edinburgh. The last thing she needs is another string of murders to distract her . . .
But when a gentleman dressed in working-man's clothing winds up dead right under Helen's nose, and she catches her own father in a very risky lie, Helen is propelled back into the dark world where class rules, justice is hard to come by and gruesome death is everywhere.
Helen has already learned some hard truths about her city, but this investigation is about to reveal just how deep corruption can go . . .
Critics Review
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PRAISE FOR THE EDINBURGH MURDERS
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A delight! A plot at once playful and disturbing, and a wonderfully satisfying surprise ending. McPherson is a terrific story-teller
Ann Cleeves
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An intricately plotted mystery with wonderfully original (nasty, but not gory) murders. The rich period detail and use of local dialect immediately whisk you away to post-war Edinburgh. Hugely enjoyable!
Fiona Leitch
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Praise for Catriona McPherson
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Everything I adore
Red
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An absolute must for anyone who likes cosy historical mysteries
Crime Review
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Plenty of twists to keep you guessing
The Bookbag
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A deliriously fun tale, flawlessly written
Saga
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The 1930s setting is skilfully evoked and there are shades of Agatha Christie in the plotting
Choice
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Made all the more enjoyable through Dandy, McPherson's witty and hysterical narrator... If you're one for twists, turns, and glimpses of social history, this is for you
Scottish Field
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A hauntingly atmospheric weaving of social history and layered mystery, with a gutsy heroine determined to deliver justice. McPherson's writing is compelling, moving and memorable
Sarah Yarwood-Lovett
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Details
- Author
- Catriona McPherson
- Narrator
- Kirsty Cox
- Duration
- 8 hours 45 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 April 2025
- ISBN
- 9781399720472
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives
Synopsis
Edinburgh, 1948. Welfare Officer Helen Crowther has enough on her plate between her hectic job, her complicated love life, and her growing reputation as a troublemaker. Last year's scandal did nothing to help with the disapproval she already gets as a woman in her line of work.All she wants now is to focus on doing what she loves: helping the poor of the Fountainbridge ward in the city of Edinburgh. The last thing she needs is another string of murders to distract her . . .But when a gentleman dressed in working-man's clothing winds up dead right under Helen's nose, and she catches her own father in a very risky lie, Helen is propelled back into the dark world where class rules, justice is hard to come by and gruesome death is everywhere.Helen has already learned some hard truths about her city, but this investigation is about to reveal just how deep corruption can go . . .
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