{"product_id":"hemlock-bay-9781464254826","title":"Hemlock Bay","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe new seaside resort of Hemlock Bay offers something for everyone. For families, it's the ideal summertime playground for kids and parents alike. For artists, the seascapes are peerless. For swindlers and blackmailers, it's the perfect place to craft a new identity. And for murderers? That's what Rachel Savernake, the enigmatic heiress and brilliant amateur sleuth, is about to discover. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen crime-beat journalist Jacob Flint receives a visit from a fortune teller who insists he's had a vision of a murder soon to occur in Hemlock Bay, Jacob consults with Rachel to get her take on the man's outlandish claim. Rachel is so intrigued, she rents a cottage at the seaside resort where an artist she admires also happens to be spending the summer. Meanwhile, mild-mannered accountant Basil Palmer is en route to Hemlock Bay, determined to murder a man he's never met--a man he holds responsible for his beloved wife's death six months prior. Could this be the murder foretold by the fortune teller? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether pre-destined or plotted, a murder does occur. But as Rachel plunges deeper and deeper into the morass of mysterious events and suspects, and as alibis exonerate each suspect one by one, she begins to wonder whether she is equal to the case. Has Rachel finally mired herself in mystery she can't solve?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Edwards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poisoned Pen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.49h x 5.67w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781464254826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdwards, Martin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMartin Edwards has been described by Richard Osman as 'a true master of British crime writing.' His novels include the eight Lake District Mysteries and four books featuring Rachel Savernake, including the Dagger-nominated \u003cem\u003eThe Puzzle of Blackstone Lodge\u003c\/em\u003e. He is also the author of two multi-award-winning histories of crime fiction, \u003cem\u003e The Life of Crime\u003c\/em\u003e and T\u003cem\u003ehe Golden Age of Murder\u003c\/em\u003e. He has received three Daggers, including the CWA Diamond Dagger (the highest honour in UK crime writing) and two Edgars from the Mystery Writers of America. He has received four lifetime achievement awards: for his fiction, short fiction, non-fiction, and scholarship. He is consultant to the British Library's Crime Classics and since 2015 has been President of the Detection Club. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Martin Edwards \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48483527360669,"sku":"9781464254826","price":22.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_65d350a4-9d36-4d6e-bcbc-eb27bc448dd6.jpg?v=1782287942","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/hemlock-bay-9781464254826","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}