...presents...
The Liverpool Series
'Martin Edwards has a lot going for him. He's from Liverpool and he's a member of the Fab Four. That's crime writing's Fab Four: Colin Dexter, Ian Rankin, R.D.Wingfield and the aforementioned author...A Martin Edwards novel is something to be savoured...I can't recommend The Devil in Disguise, and the rest of the series for that matter, enough.'
Paul Charles, Shots
'The chameleon city of Liverpool has provided a dramatic background for Edwards' Harry Devlin novels, revealing itself in all its seediness and splendour.'
Val McDermid, Manchester Evening News
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Waterloo Sunset - Now in paperback
"Impressive... Edwards skilfully weaves the strands together... all will enjoy this twisty whodunit"
- Publishers Weekly
Readers' Group Information - Read a plot summary - Reviews
Harry Devlin
Waterloo Sunset Map of Liverpool
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Frances Fyfield, CWA Gold Dagger winner
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‘Harry Devlin might be down at heel and frayed around the edges, but when it comes to having a nose for a mystery, he’s the smartest solicitor in Liverpool’.
Val McDermid, CWA Gold Dagger winner
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 | ‘Love features large and without sentimentality in this compelling story…Home-grown British crime fiction needs, among all the literary flower-arranging, more true grit like this.’
Frances Fyfield, CWA Gold Dagger winner ‘Martin Edwards gets better and better…Clever plot, rounded characters, nicely judged pace and above all the richly atmospheric portrayal of Liverpool life at all levels makes this a real treat.’
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‘There is a special fascination about a mystery that is supposedly solved and then resurfaces years later. Martin Edwards exploits this fascination most intriguingly – and with a sensational outcome.’ Peter Lovesey, CWA Diamond and Gold Dagger winner
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 | ‘Martin Edwards at his considerable best. The serpent of old Mersey has us in his toils from the word go.’ Robert Barnard, CWA Diamond Dagger winner.
‘A fine example of the no-holds-barred school.’
‘A gritty study in character, revealing passions and frustrations we can all believe in. Places and people we remember long afterwards with such a sharpness we wonder if they were real, or only read about.’
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'These days it is not easy to create a credible amateur sleuth, but Martin Edwards has managed the job with considerable panache. The Devil in Disguise is the sixth novel in his Harry Devlin series. Harry is a self-deprecating Liverpool solicitor whose sense of curiosity is inextricably entangled with compassion and a dry, understated wit.' Andrew Taylor, CWA Ellis Peters and John Creasey Dagger winner
‘How good to find a crime novel that doesn’t rely on lurid violence to beat you into submission. Instead, here’s solid storytelling, a toothsome everyday Liverpool legal background and a nice scattering of perky jokes.’
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‘Edwards puts a contemporary spin on many traditional ingredients…literate, quirky and intelligent. The narrative is both psychologically plausible and intelligently plotted. Next one, please.’
Andrew Taylor, CWA Ellis Peters and John Creasey Dagger winner
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