Murder Takes a Turn
by Eric Brown

A country house weekend in rural Cornwall ends in murder and mayhem for crime-writer sleuth Donald Langham and his wife Maria.

“It’s time to let bygones be bygones. Water under the bridge, right? What happened … happened a long time ago.”

When Langham’s literary agent receives a cryptic letter inviting him to spend the weekend at the grand Cornish home of successful novelist Denbigh Connaught, Charles Elder seems reluctant to attend. What really happened between Elder and Connaught during the summer of 1917, nearly forty years before – and why has it had such a devastating effect on Charles?

Accompanying his agent to Connaught House, Langham and his wife Maria discover that Charles is not the only one to have received a letter. But why has Denbigh Connaught gathered together a group of people who each bear him a grudge?

When a body is discovered in Connaught’s study, the ensuing investigation uncovers dark secrets that haunt the past of each and every guest – including Charles Elder himself …

Reviews

“"This latest series outing, set in the 1950s offers an entertaining locked-room mystery with an ingenious murder device that will appeal to fans of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot and other Golden Age crime fiction"”

Library Journal

“"Some delightfully old-fashioned slang enlivens the dialogue. Fans of traditional country house mysteries will be gratified"”

Publishers Weekly

“Well realized characters and a beautifully evoked setting will keep readers engaged”

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Eric Brown

Two times winner of the British Science Fiction Award, Eric Brown is the author of thirty science fiction novels and numerous short story collections. He writes a monthly review column for the Guardian. He has written five previous Langham & Dupré mysteries, Murder by the Book, Murder at the Chase, Murder at the Loch, Murder Take Three and Murder Takes a Turn. Born in Haworth, West Yorkshire, he now lives near Dunbar in Scotland.

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Editions

Murder Takes a Turn by Eric Brown is available in the following formats

Hardback97807278878181st July 2018147 X 230mm208$28.99
Hardback978072788781830th March 2018147 X 230mm208£20.99
Ebook97817801095961st July 2018N/A208$10.99
Ebook97817801095961st July 2018N/A208£8.99
Hardback - Large Print978072782917731st December 2018140 X 220mm432$36.95
Hardback - Large Print978072782917731st October 2018140 X 220mm432£23.99
Paperback97818475190471st July 2019140 X 215mm208$17.95
Paperback978184751904730th April 2019140 X 215mm208£13.99
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