Martin Edwards
Crime novelist and book hunter, fascinated by detective fiction's heritage as well as its present and future. Latest novel, Hemlock Bay. Diamond Dagger, two Edgar awards, President and archivist of the Detection Club. Do You Write Under Your Own Name? blog
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsInterview alert! Coming out next week is a Q&A with best-selling crime author @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social. He discusses his career, the evolution of crime novels & much more. Sign up to my free newsletter to get it direct to your inbox. #booksky #authorinterview #crimefiction #reading
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsOut now from the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Crime Classics range - Sky High by Michael Gilbert, with an introduction by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social #BookSky #CrimeClassics classicmystery.blog/2026/01/24/s...
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsOh, WAY more than merely 13 murders - I just finished the Detection Club anthology edited by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social - whose own entry literally made me lol with its final sentence. The first story made me smile too.🙂 bsky.app/profile/uncl...
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsMany thanks to @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social books for the tip on this author - a really interesting read and I hope I'll find more from the author in the future #Mystery #BookSky classicmystery.blog/2026/01/05/t...
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsJay's 4 Star+ Club 2025 Starring @janeharper.bsky.social, @gradyhendrix.bsky.social (twice!), @catrionaward.bsky.social, @owenkingauthor.bsky.social, @byclairewilson.bsky.social, @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social, @danhowarth20.bsky.social (twice!), @karinslaughter.com, @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsMy Christmas mystery was this banger from ECR Lorac, first published in 1944 & full of contemporary colour … with a fine intro as always from @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social
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- Lovely review. Thank you 😀
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsA seasonal collection of short stories from @britishlibrary.bsky.social and @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social - just not this season... #ClassicCrime #BookSky #ShortStories classicmystery.blog/2025/12/29/c...
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsReviews & giveaways of "O, Deadly Night" by Vicki Delany, "The Snow Lies Deep" by Paula Munier, & "Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife" by Martin Edwards kingsriverlife.com/12/13/trio-o... @paulamunier.bsky.social @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social @vickidelany.bsky.social #cozymystery #booksky 💙📚
- Much appreciate your kindness, Andreina
- Much appreciated - and merry Christmas!
- On the Twelfth Day Of Christmas... if you're lucky, your true love will bring you these, my top twelve Christmas mysteries... @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social @michaeljecksauthor.bsky.social @andreinacordani.bsky.social @chrismcgeorge.bsky.social #Mystery #BookSky classicmystery.blog/2025/12/17/f...
- Much appreciated, Steve😀
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsReviewed a story collection, Who Killed Father Christmas: and Other Seasonal Mysteries edited by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social. #BookSky #StoryCollection @poisonedpen.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3jvemks8
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsEvery year at this time I buy a new holiday-themed mystery or collection of mystery stories. This year it's Who Killed Father Christmas?: And Other Seasonal Mysteries (British Library Crime Classics), edited by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsOn the Ramblings today - I share my thoughts on a hugely entertaining pair of British Library Crime Classics! @blpublishing.bsky.social @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/12/06/d...
- A lovely review!
- December! So I've begun the usual Christmas in Books trope - and the first entry is the new book by Martin Edwards, author Miss Winter in the Library with a knife. Great book, and one that would make a great present clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
- Thank you 😀
- Wasn't thrilled initially by the idea of an interactive book BUT @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social's sucked me in and I loved every minute - and even managed to spot a few clues 😉 Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife is a brilliant Christmas read. Highly recommended!
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsIt's a few years old, but the books included in @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social's The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books are even older, so there was no hurry. #BookSky #CrimeFiction tinyurl.com/23pfd8ek
- Delighted to see Miss Winter climbing to #27 in the Amazon UK Kindle bestsellers list
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsMiss Winter in the Library with a Knife by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social www.tripfiction.com/crime-puzzle... Fancy a twisty Christmas murder mystery challenge? NORTH YORKSHIRE (Try your hand at finding the clues - I am not a natural sleuth, I got a terrible result! 😆) @headofzeus.bsky.social
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsMurder in a West End boutique? 🛍️👠 Inspector Charlesworth’s on the case. This month’s Crime Classic, Death in High Heels, dives into fashion, ambition, and fatal secrets. Available today: shop.bl.uk/products/death-in-high-heels Ed: @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsMe too. There's something so 'different' about them. They're fabulous. I think I'm going to reread Mystery in White this winter. @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social has been such a driving force in bringing back these long-lost gems. What a legend!
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsSneak preview just for you of the November Crime Classic! It’s Death in High Heels by Christianna Brand. Featuring a new introduction by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social, publishing 10/11. Who’s looking forward to this one?
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- This really was a lovely project. Glad you enjoyed it.
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsLocked room mysteries, confounding puzzles, crimes that happen as if by magic... award-winning crime writer @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social brings together a casebook of mystifying crime fiction, from the Golden Age of Crime. Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/as-...
- Reposted by Martin Edwardst's a fun feature. @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social 's Rachel Savernake series include those too, IIRC. The passage also reminds me of an article I read on Poe & Borges as both detective and cosmic fiction authors. How their affection for logic puzzles spoke to their views on the universe & Divine.
- My latest newsletter has just been published: substack.com/home/post/p-...
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsClown Town by Mick Herron and six other books feature in our news column this week, with titles by SDW Hamilton, Cat Miller, @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social KJ Whittle, Lou Berney and Katy Farber crimefictionlover.com/2025/08/on-t... #crimefiction #MYSTERY #thriller
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- Reposted by Martin EdwardsFinally back in print thanks to @britishlibrary.bsky.social Crime Classics, with an intro from @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social - the stone cold classic The Judas Window #BookSky #lockedroom #crimeclassic classicmystery.blog/2025/08/12/t...
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- Very much looking forward to the launch of Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife at Serenity Books on 11 September. If you're tempted to come along, here is the info about the event: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sto...
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- The Coffin Trail, once shortlisted for the Theakston Prize for best crime novel of the year, was relaunched on Thursday and the Kindle edition is now available on Amazon UK for 99p, which I'd like to think is a bargain! www.amazon.co.uk/absolutely-g...
- Reposted by Martin Edwards@martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social, master of #crimefiction, bridges Golden Age classics with modern mysteries. President of the Detection Club and editor for @britishlibrary Crime Classics, he revives forgotten literary voices, blending tradition with fresh themes. shorturl.at/Twg1w
- My June newsletter has just been published: martinedwardsbooks.substack.com/p/the-life-o...
- Great to chat with you, Gary😀 A wonderful day.
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsThe sun has got his hat on… but it’s only to disguise his identity. Early stock in the office of the June Crime Classic ‘Cyanide in the Sun: And Other Stories of Summertime Crime’ edited by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social with a special introduction. Out 10/06!
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- Reposted by Martin EdwardsI've just finished Scandalize My Name by Fiona Sinclair, a crime novel set in the mid-1950s. Sadly, the author died quite young and only published 5 novels. I really enjoyed this story. Thanks to @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social for leading me to it!
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsCat and Mouse: A Mystery in Wales by Christianna Brand is out now! 🐈🔎 Agony Aunt Katinka Jones thought she knew her readers. A visit to "Amista" reveals secrets, a dashing widower and murder. Featuring a new intro by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social 👏 Buy now: tinyurl.com/464dvrch
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- The Guardian kindly commissioned me to write an obituary for the much-missed Peter Lovesey: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
- An early John Rhode novel and one of his better mysteries: doyouwriteunderyourownname.blogspot.com/2025/05/forg...
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- Reposted by Martin EdwardsExciting times at BL towers as early stock of the May Crime Classic arrives! We know a lot of you are REALLY looking forward to this one. Cat and Mouse by Christianna Brand will publish on May 10th. #crimeclassics @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social
- My latest free monthly newsletter has just been published. Lots of info about crime writing, reading, and watching. If this appeals, please subscribe: substack.com/@martinedwar...
- Delighted you enjoyed it and it was good to say hello over that rather good dinner on Saturday. Best of luck with your next book.
- Reflections on a great weekend with fellow crime writers in sunny Ilkley: doyouwriteunderyourownname.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-...
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsWith a new introduction by the ever insightful @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social !
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- Great photo - and what a fun quiz that was😀 Suffice to say I was lucky in my team-mates Lucy and Victoria. Lovely to see you again and delighted to hear about the book!
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsYes! @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social 's incredible The Golden Age of Murder explains a lot about some really fascinating dynamics.
- Thanks,Tina. You can bet I’ll never forget it😀
- Thanks very much!
- Thank you so much!
- I think the same time as UK - September 2025
- My latest newsletter has just been published: martinedwardsbooks.substack.com/p/the-life-o...
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsOut now from @severnhouse.bsky.social - a marvellous tribute to Simon Brett from The Detection Club including @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social, @kateellisauthor.bsky.social, @radiomukhers.bsky.social, @michaeljecks.bsky.social - and a Charles Paris tale from Simon classicmystery.blog/2025/03/07/p...
- Thank you!
- Greatly appreciated!
- A trailer for my next novel - a mystery with plenty of clues and puzzles. And of course a Cluefinder 😀https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0Ax9gOG6bU
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- A lovely review 😀 So glad you enjoyed the collection!
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsJust in case you missed the exciting news yesterday... #BookSky #ClassicCrime #GoldenAge #BrianFlynn @deanstpress.bsky.social classicmystery.blog/2025/02/24/t...
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsI'm reading Jonathan Swift. And as that's slow going, a side order of Gallows Court by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social. Between listens, next up is A Flat Place by @noreenmasud.bsky.social
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsMy books of the year - the Grand Puzzly - from the last decade and a bit, featuring @victoriadowd.bsky.social, @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social, @robthor.bsky.social, @mwcraven.bsky.social and many more classicmystery.blog/2025/02/12/t...
- This really is an honour. To receive thoughtful critical appreciation is always a privilege and for both my very first and most recent novels to receive this accolade is quite something. Thank you 😀
- My books of the year - the Grand Puzzly - from the last decade and a bit, featuring @victoriadowd.bsky.social, @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social, @robthor.bsky.social, @mwcraven.bsky.social and many more classicmystery.blog/2025/02/12/t...
- Great news! First of many, I hope 😀
- Thank you!
- Thanks to everyone who responded so positively to my first monthly newsletter. Duly encouraged, I've now produced the February edition: martinedwardsbooks.substack.com
- To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Murder Squad, we running a competition for new writers - murdersquad.co.uk/competition/
- Thanks, and nice to be in touch! I'm definitely a Christianna Brand fan 😀
- Thank you!
- I've just started a new free monthly newsletter. So it you'd like to subscribe, here is the link: substack.com/@martinedwar...
- Thanks very much for your interest. I do want to get back to the series but in the meantime Rachel Savernake also fancies a trip to the Lakes😀
- Yes, in fact Murder as a Fine Art has just been published 😀
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsThere are a lot of us around! Check me, @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social for a start!
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsIt's fair to say I am dead chuffed about this! as well as writing the introduction to THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK, the great @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social has written a lovely piece about my work, and the locked-room genre generally, for his blog: doyouwriteunderyourownname.blogspot.com/2025/01/lock...
- Fiona Sinclair's debut novel will be republished by the British Library in the fairly near future. Here I take a look at her second novel: doyouwriteunderyourownname.blogspot.com/2025/01/forg...
- Reposted by Martin EdwardsHemlock Bay by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social
