Martin Edwards

Martin Edwards has written at least 99 books. Their most popular book is Gallows Court with 19 saves with an average rating of 3.6⭐.

Author Bio

Martin Edwards was educated in Northwich and at Balliol College, Oxford University, taking a first class honours degree in law. He trained as a solicitor in Leeds and moved to Liverpool on qualifying in 1980. He published his first legal article at the age of 25 and become a partner in the firm of Mace and Jones in 1984

He is married to Helena with two children (Jonathan and Catherine) and lives in Lymm. Martin is a member of the Murder Squad collective of crime writers, and is chairman of the nominations sub-committee for the CWA Diamond Dagger (crime writing's most prestigious award). In 2007 he was appointed the Archivist of the Crime Writers Association.
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Details	Rating	Readers Count
Gallows Court Martin Edwards	3.6	6 reads
The Golden Age of Murder Martin Edwards	3.83	8 reads
The Life of Crime: Unravelling the Mysteries of Fiction’s Favourite Genre Martin Edwards	4.17	6 reads
Christmas Crimes at the Mysterious Bookshop Jason Starr Lyndsay Faye Loren D. Estleman Ace Atkins Rob Hart Laura Lippman Jeffery Deaver Thomas Perry Ragnar Jónasson Tom Mead David Gordon Martin Edwards	3.5	1 read
Crimson Snow: Winter Mysteries	4	4 reads
Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries Arthur Conan Doyle Ralph Plummer Raymund Allen G.K. Chesterton Edgar Wallace H.C. Bailey J. Jefferson Farjeon Dorothy L. Sayers Margery Allingham Ethel Lina White Marjorie Bowen Joseph Shearing Nicholas Blake Leo Bruce Edmund Crispin	4	2 reads
Mortmain Hall Martin Edwards	3.4	5 reads
The Puzzle of Blackstone Lodge Martin Edwards	3.33	4 reads
Murder by the Book: Mysteries for Bibliophiles Martin Edwards Gladys Mitchell GDH Cole Christianna Brand Ngaio Marsh Nicholas Blake Philip MacDonald A. A. Milne John Creasey Edmund Crispin	0	2 reads
Murder of a Lady Anthony Wynne	4	3 reads
The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories	3.5	2 reads
Thirteen Guests J. Jefferson Farjeon	4	2 reads
The Cornish Coast Murder The Cornish Coast Murder John Bude	4	4 reads
The Coffin Trail Martin Edwards	3	4 reads
Smallbone Deceased Smallbone Deceased Michael Gilbert	5	1 read
The Sussex Downs Murder John Bude	0	1 read
Resorting to Murder Resorting to Murder: Holiday Mysteries Arthur Conan Doyle E.W. Hornung Arnold Bennett M. McDonnell Bodkin G.K. Chesterton Basil Thomson R. Austin Freeman H.C. Bailey Anthony Berkeley Leo Bruce Helen Simpson Phyllis Bentley Gerald Findler Michael Gilbert	5	1 read
Howdunit: A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection Club	0	2 reads
Murder by Matchlight E.C.R. Lorac	3	1 read
Fire in the Thatch E.C.R. Lorac	2.75	2 reads
A Surprise For Christmas: And Other Seasonal Mysteries Catherine Louisa Pirkis G.K. Chesterton Ngaio Marsh Carter Dickson E.R. Punshon Ernest Dudley Victor Canning Cyril Hare Margery Allingham Anthony Gilbert Julian Symons Barry Perowne	5	1 read
The Cipher Garden Martin Edwards	3.67	4 reads
The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books Martin Edwards	3.67	3 reads
The Long Arm of the Law The Long Arm of the Law: Classic Police Stories	0	0 reads
Continental Crimes Continental Crimes	0	0 reads
Murder at the Manor: Country House Mysteries	4	1 read
The House on Graveyard Lane Martin Edwards	0	0 reads
Death in Fancy Dress Death in Fancy Dress Anthony Gilbert	3	2 reads
Capital Crimes Capital Crimes: London Mysteries	0	0 reads
The Arsenic Labyrinth Martin Edwards	3.5	3 reads
The White Priory Murders The White Priory Murders: A Mystery for Christmas Carter Dickson	3	2 reads
Mr Bowling Buys a Newspaper Donald Henderson	4	1 read
Serpents in Eden: Countryside Crimes	4.5	1 read
Who killed Father Christmas? And Other Seasonal Mysteries Who killed Father Christmas? And Other Seasonal Mysteries Martin Edwards	5	2 reads
Sepulchre Street Sepulchre Street Martin Edwards	3	2 reads
Impact of Evidence Impact of Evidence Carol Carnac Martin Edwards	0	0 reads
Cosy Crime Short Stories Arnold Bennett Ernest Bramah Anton Chekhov Arthur Conan Doyle Andrew Forrester R. Austin Freeman Anna Katharine Green Maurice Leblanc Arthur Morrison Emmuska Orczy Catherine Louisa Pirkis Edgar Wallace Israel Zangwill G.K. Chesterton Nancy Sweetland Trixie Nisbet Stephanie Bedwell-Grime Joshua Boyce Sarah Holly Bryant Jeffrey B. Burton C.B. Channell Gregory Von Dare Amanda C. Davis Michael Martin Garrett Philip Brian Hall E.E. King Tom Mead Annette Siketa B. David Spicer Louise Taylor Elise Warner	0	0 reads
Skald: The Short Story Collection Sophie Hannah Ben Okri Martin Edwards	4.5	2 reads
Blood on the Tracks Blood on the Tracks: Railway Mysteries Arthur Conan Doyle L.T. Meade Robert Eustace M. McDonnell Bodkin Emmuska Orczy Victor L. Whitechurch R. Austin Freeman Roy Vickers Ernest Bramah Dorothy L. Sayers F. Tennyson Jesse Sapper Freeman Wills Crofts Ronald Knox Michael Innes Michael Gilbert	0	0 reads
Foreign Bodies Foreign Bodies	0	0 reads
Hemlock Bay Martin Edwards	0	0 reads
The Measure of Malice The Measure of Malice: Scientific Detection Stories	0	0 reads
Miraculous Mysteries Miraculous Mysteries	3.5	1 read
Murder in the Mill-Race Murder in the Mill-Race E.C.R. Lorac	0	0 reads
The Lost Gallows The Lost Gallows: A London Mystery John Dickson Carr	4	1 read
The Progress of a Crime The Progress of a Crime: A Fireworks Night Mystery Julian Symons	5	1 read
Surfeit of Suspects Surfeit of Suspects George Bellairs	0	0 reads
Death on the Riviera John Bude	0	0 reads
Crossed Skis Carol Carnac	4	1 read
Shakespearean Whodunnits	0	0 reads
Checkmate to Murder Checkmate to Murder E.C.R. Lorac Martin Edwards	5	2 reads
A surprise for Christmas and other seasonal mysteries A surprise for Christmas and other seasonal mysteries Martin Edwards	5	2 reads
The Edinburgh Mystery: And Other Tales of Scottish Crime	0	0 reads
Truly Criminal: A Crime Writers' Association Anthology of True Crime Martin Edwards	4	1 read
Death by Dickens	0	0 reads
Between the Dark and the Daylight and 27 More of the Best Crime Mystery Stories of the Year	0	0 reads
The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper Stories The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper Stories	0	0 reads
CWA Anthology of Short Stories: Mystery Tour	0	0 reads
A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries	0	0 reads
Blood on the Tracks: Fifteen Locked-Room Mysteries set on Train Tracks	4	1 read
The CWA Short Story Anthology: Mystery Tour	4	1 read
Murder of a Lady Murder of a Lady: A Scottish Mystery Anthony Wynne	0	0 reads
Settling Scores: Sporting Mysteries	0	0 reads
Final Acts Final Acts: Theatrical Mysteries Emmuska Orczy A.E.W. Mason Anthony Wynne Marguerite Steen Dorothy L. Sayers Brandon Fleming Ernest Dudley Barry Perowne Ngaio Marsh Roy Vickers Bernard J. Farmer John Appleby Julian Symons	0	0 reads
The Murder of my Aunt The Murder of my Aunt Richard Hull	0	0 reads
Miraculous Mysteries Miraculous Mysteries: Locked Room Mysteries and Impossible Crimes	0	0 reads
Excellent Intentions Excellent Intentions Richard Hull	0	0 reads
Arrest the Bishop? Arrest the Bishop? Winifred Peck	0	0 reads
Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm Gil North	0	0 reads
Crime & Mystery Short Stories	0	0 reads
Death in White Pyjamas / Death Knows No Calendar Death in White Pyjamas / Death Knows No Calendar: A Duo of Whodunit Mystery Classics John Bude	0	0 reads
The Widow of Bath The Widow of Bath Margot Bennett	0	0 reads
The Body in the Dumb River The Body in the Dumb River George Bellairs	0	0 reads
Death in White Pyjamas Death in White Pyjamas: & Death Knows No Calendar John Bude	0	0 reads
Somebody at the Door Somebody at the Door Raymond W. Postgate	0	0 reads
Calamity in Kent John Rowland	3	1 read
The Corpse in the Waxworks The Corpse in the Waxworks: A Paris Mystery John Dickson Carr	4	1 read
The Dungeon House Martin Edwards	0	0 reads
Guilty consciences Martin Edwards	0	0 reads
Murder at the manor Martin Edwards	0	0 reads
The Frozen Shroud Martin Edwards	4	1 read
Capital crimes Martin Edwards	3	1 read
The Hanging Wood Martin Edwards	4	1 read
Deep Waters Deep Waters: Murder on the Waves Martin Edwards	0	0 reads
Murder by the Book Martin Edwards	0	0 reads
The New Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes The New Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes Martin Edwards	0	0 reads
End Game Martin Edwards	3	1 read
Blackstone Fell Martin Edwards	0	0 reads
Red Glory: Manchester United and Me Martin Edwards Robert Sellers	0	0 reads
The Serpent Pool Martin Edwards	4	1 read
All the Lonely People Martin Edwards	0	0 reads
The Serpent Pool Martin Edwards	4	1 read
The Girl They All Forgot Martin Edwards	0	0 reads
The Life of Crime The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators Martin Edwards	0	0 reads
Vintage Crime Martin Edwards	0	0 reads
Guilty parties Martin Edwards	0	0 reads
Death of Mr. Dodsley John Ferguson	0	0 reads
The Traitor Martin Edwards	0	0 reads
In League with Sherlock Holmes Maria Alexander Lisa Morton Brad Parks Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Naomi Hirahara Martin Edwards Joe R. Lansdale Kasey Lansdale Tess Gerritsen Kwei Quartey Robin Burcell David Corbett James Lincoln Warren Derek Haas Joe Hill	0	0 reads
Original sins Martin Edwards	0	0 reads