The Frozen Shroud

Product Description
[LIBRARY EDITION Audiobook CD format in sturdy Vinyl Case with cloth sleeves that keep compact discs protected.]

[Read by John Lee]

Death has come twice to Ravenbank, a remote community in England's Lake District, each time on Halloween. Just before the First World War, a young woman's corpse was found, with a makeshift shroud frozen to her battered face. Her ghost - the Faceless Woman - is said to walk through Ravenbank on Halloween. Five years ago, another woman, Katya Moss, was murdered, and again her face was covered to hide her injuries.

Daniel Kind, a specialist in the history of murder, becomes fascinated by the old cases and wonders whether the obvious suspects really did commit the crimes. He spends Halloween at a party in Ravenbank - only to find death returning to this beautiful but isolated spot. Once more, the victim is a woman; once more her damaged face is shrouded from view.
Review
''A beautifully crafted book. Events from the past are woven into fascinating contemporary rural mystery to make a satisfying whole. And for lovers of the classic whodunnit, there's a delicious twist in the tail'' --Ann Cleeves

''First rate ... An engrossingly creepy crime thriller.'' --
The Guardian
About the Author
MARTIN EDWARDS has published sixteen crime novels and more than fifty short stories. His crime fiction has been short-listed for several awards, and in 2008 he won the Crime Writers of Association Short Story Dagger Award for ''The Bookbinder's Apprentice.'' He has edited twenty crime anthologies and contributed essays to many reference books and magazines.