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  • Published: 11 February 2016
  • ISBN: 9780718179854
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 432

A Fever of the Blood

A Victorian Mystery Book 2




'The Victorian X-Files' returns, as Inspectors Frey and McGray embark on a doomed road trip

In Edinburgh's lunatic asylum, a patient escapes as a nurse lays dying. Leading the manhunt are local legend Detective 'Nine-Nails' McGray and Londoner-in-exile Inspector Ian Frey.

Before the murder, the suspect was in whispered conversation with a fellow patient - a girl who had been mute for years.

What made her suddenly break her silence? And why won't she talk again now?

McGray drags Frey with him, tracking a devious psychopath far beyond their jurisdiction, through the worst blizzard in living memory, into the shadow of Pendle Hill - home of the Lancashire witches - where unimaginable danger awaits...

  • Published: 11 February 2016
  • ISBN: 9780718179854
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 432

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Praise for A Fever of the Blood

This is wonderful. A brilliant, moving, clever, lyrical book - I loved it. Oscar de Muriel is going to be a name to watch.

Manda Scott

One of the best debuts so far this year - a brilliant mix of horror, history, and humour. Genuinely riveting with plenty of twists, this will keep you turning the pages. It's clever, occasionally frightening and superbly written - The Strings Of Murder is everything you need in a mystery thriller.

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