Author: Martin Edwards
Genre: Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780749082918
Rights: UK & Comm
Pub. Date: 31st October 2005
Oxford historian Daniel Kind and his partner Miranda both want to escape to a new life. On impulse they buy a cottage in Brackdale, an idyllic valley in the Lake District. But though they hope to live the dream, the past soon catches up with them.
Tarn Cottage was once home to Barrie Gilpin, suspected of a savage murder. A young woman's body was found on the Sacrifice Stone, an ancient pagan site up on the fell, but
‘First rate…an engrossingly creepy crime thriller’Guardian
‘Edwards’ mastery of the psychological thriller is as assured as ever’Crime Time
'The Coffin Trail has all the ingredients you need for a wonderful, absorbing read: a crime deeply rooted in the past, a beautifully-evoked sense of the Lake District and an interesting and diverse group of characters'.Peter Robinson