A Fever of the Blood

<p><b>A spellbinding concoction of crime history and horror perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes and Jonathan Creek<br></b><b><br>'A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery'</b> <i>NEW YORK TIMES<br></i><b>'I enjoyed this - properly creepy and Gothic' </b>IAN RANKIN<br>_______<br><br><i><b>New Year's Day 1889.</b><br><br></i>In Edinburgh's lunatic asylum a patient escapes as a nurse lays dying. Leading the manhunt are legendary local Detective 'Nine-Nails' McGray and Londoner-in-exile Inspector Ian Frey. <br><br>Before the murder the suspect was heard in whispered conversation with a fellow patient - a girl who had been mute for years.<br><br>What made her suddenly break her silence? And why won't she talk again? Could the rumours about black magic be more than superstition?<br><br>McGray and Frey track 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 - <b>where unimaginable danger awaits . . .<br></b>_______<br><b><u><br>Praise for <i>The Strings of Murder</i>:</u></b><br><br>'This is <b>wonderful</b>. A <b>brilliant</b> <b>moving</b> <b>clever</b> <b>lyrical </b>book - <b>I loved it'</b> Manda Scott<br><br>'<b>One of the best debuts so far this year</b> - a <b>brilliant </b>mix of horror history and humour. <b>Genuinely riveting</b> with plenty of twists this will keep you turning the pages. It's <b>clever</b> occasionally <b>frightening </b>and <b>superbly written. E</b><b>verything you need in a mystery thriller</b>' <i>Crime Review</i></p>