THE
COFFIN TRAIL
by Martin Edwards
Publishers: Allison & Busby
ISBN: 0-74908-320-4
2004
THE COFFIN TRAIL
As the author of nine novels and a collection of short stories, lawyer Martin Edwards can be seen to be no slouch when it comes to getting his work out. With this, his first of a series of Lake District Mysteries, it is easy to see why there is a demand for such a high output.
The Coffin Trail centres
around the accidental death of Barrie Gilpin and the brutal murder
of Gabrielle Anders. Gilpin is blamed for her brutal slaying,
but dies before being arrested let alone convicted. Years later, a childhood
friend buys Barrie's old house and starts to ask questions that begin
to rattle the natives and sets the cold-case squad headed by DCI Hannah
Scarlett on the trail of a murderer.
The description of the area in which
Edwards has set the novel is made familiar even to those who
have never visited The Lakes, while his attention to detail with regards
to its history is as admirable as it is interesting, though never over-played.
The plot line is plausible, original and holds a tense ending that is
guaranteed to surprise even the most hardened of sceptics. As loyalties
past and present tear the central characters, the reader feels each
and every pull until at last their own allegiances are formed and then
wrenched away.
This is an excellent crime novel that
sets the scene for others that are set to follow in its wake.
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“Excellent website. Thanks
for the review. Music trivia question - what song did Chris De Burgh
co-write with Burt Bacharach?”
Martin
Edwards - author of 'The
Coffin Trail' .
break the rules as I see fit.” - Chris High 2003.