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Blackstone Fell
Blackstone Fell | Martin Edwards
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'A true master of British crime writing' RICHARD OSMAN Rachel Savernake investigates a bizarre locked-room puzzle in this delicious Gothic mystery from the winner of the CWA Diamond Dagger. England, 1930. Journalist Nell Fagan is on the trail of a bizarre mystery: in 1606, a man vanished from a locked gatehouse in Blackstone Fell, a remote Yorkshire village. Three hundred years later, it happened again. Days after confiding in sleuth Rachel Savernake, Nell herself disappears. In search for answers, and determined to bring an end to the disappearances, Rachel travels to the lonely Yorkshire village, with its eerie moor and sinister tower. But Rachel must be careful – with all of these people going missing, there's every chance she will be taken too... For anyone who loves a dazzling mystery, Blackstone Fell explores the shadowy borderlands between the spiritual and scientific, between sanity and madness, and between virtue and deadly sin. 'Martin Edwards celebrates and satirises the genre with wit and affection... He leaves you wanting more.' THE TIMES 'Suspects abound in the book's wonderfully labyrinthine plot, and the brilliant Savernake is a fascinatingly enigmatic character.' WASHINGTON POST 'Perfect for those who love a locked-room mystery... with a wonderful golden age of crime feel.' BELFAST TELEGRAPH 'Martin Edwards holds his own with the best of classic crime.' DAILY MAIL 'Ingeniously plotted and racily told... Blackstone Fell is more or less impossible to put down – this is Edwards on the top of his form.' DOROTHY L SAYERS SOCIETY BULLETIN
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Journalist Nell Fagan's first meeting with Rachel Savernake didn't go as planned, but Nell knows that Rachel can't resist a puzzle so she inveigles mutual friend, Jacob Flint, to act as an intermediary. Nell has started investigating at Blackstone Fell, a Yorkshire village with an ancient tower & lodge where two men disappeared centuries apart. In 1606, a man vanished from a locked gatehouse & 300 years later, it happened again.

OutsmartYourShelf Do the disappearances have anything to do with the imposing sanatorium which has seen its fair share of deaths? Are the strange near misses a coincidence or is someone really trying to kill Nell Fagan to keep their secrets?

This series continues to improve for me. I was immediately drawn by the premise of strange disappearances & managed to pretty much guess what had happened. 3mo
OutsmartYourShelf I also worked out the murderer so was feeling rather smug after finishing it. It's set in the 1930s & there is a nice namecheck to Agatha Christie's Miss Marple book 'Murder at the Vicarage'. Rachel Savernake is a bit of a 'Mary Sue' in many respects but after this third book, I am growing a little more accustomed to her. 4.5🌟

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6731097153
Read 4th-6th Sept 2024

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The Puzzle of Blackstone Lodge | Martin Edwards
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1930: Nell Fagan is looking for a second chance at a career in investigative journalism and the call of Blackstone Fell's sanatorium is irresistible. 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, Rachel Savernake.

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EadieB Looking 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 at Blackstone Fell where people go in, but never come out. This is the third book in the Rachel Savernake series. 1y
EadieB I hadn't read the first 2 books but this one can definitely act as a standalone. The book had a lot of characters to keep track of and Rachel reveals the solutions to what turn out to be more than one mystery. The addition of a ‘cluefinder‘ at the end of the book is a feature during the so-called ‘Golden Age‘ of detective fiction. There are twists that kept me glued to the book until the very end. 1y
TheSpineView Fantastic! 1y
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EadieB @TheSpineView Thanks! 1y
Andrew65 Excellent review. 1y
EadieB @Andrew65 Thanks! 1y
MonicaLoves2Read That sounds like an interesting book. 1y
EadieB @Monica5 yes it was very interesting! 1y
TheAromaofBooks Ooo I love this cover!! 1y
EadieB @TheAromaofBooks Very nice cover! 1y
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