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The Frozen Shroud: A Lake District Mystery Audiobook
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Halloween in Ravenbank is something more sinister than tricks and treats. 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. It is said that her ghost, the “Faceless Woman,” walks through Ravenbank on Halloween. Five years ago, another woman, Shenagh 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.
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“Layered, atmospheric…The creepy premise, coupled with a neat resolution, offers hope that this series will only get better.”
— Publishers Weekly
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“Edwards does an impressive job of linking the three murders across the long years.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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About Martin Edwards
Martin Edwards is an award-winning crime author and novelist. His nonfiction book, The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators, won the Edgar Award for Best Critical/Biographical Book of 2022. He has received the CWA Diamond Dagger, the highest honor in British crime writing, given for the sustained excellence of his contribution to the genre. His Lake District mystery series have been optioned by ITV. Renowned as the leading expert on the history of Golden Age detective fiction, he won the Crimefest Mastermind Quiz three times and possesses one of Britain’s finest collections of Golden Age novels. Elected to the Detection Club in 2008, he became the first archivist of the club and is also archivist of the Crime Writers’ Association.
About John Lee
John Lee is the winner of numerous Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration. He has twice won acclaim as AudioFile’s Best Voice in Fiction & Classics. He also narrates video games, does voice-over work, and writes plays. He is an accomplished stage actor and has written and coproduced the feature films Breathing Hard and Forfeit. He played Alydon in the 1963–64 Doctor Who serial The Daleks.