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Frey & McGray Book 4

Loch of the Dead

A Victorian Mystery Book 2

A Fever of the Blood

The Hunt

Frey & McGray Book 1

The Strings of Murder

A Mask of Shadows

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Fun to read and a fast page-turner . . . love and murder - they go together like strawberries and cream

A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery

This is wonderful. A brilliant, moving, clever, lyrical book - I loved it. Oscar de Muriel is going to be a name to watch.

One of the best debuts so far this year - a brilliant mix of horror, history, and humour. Genuinely riveting with plenty of twists, this will keep you turning the pages. It's clever, occasionally frightening and superbly written ... Everything you need in a mystery thriller

This is a fast-paced, well-researched and thoroughly spellbinding read. The mismatched pair is as entertaining as Holmes and Watson at their best, and the supernatural element brings an entertaining twist

This is Victorian melodrama at its richest, darkest and most enticing

This entertaining novel combines melodrama with the unhappiness of life backstage

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Idols of the theatre Henry Irving and Ellen Terry are preparing to stage Macbeth in Edinburgh. But long before the actors hit the boards the play-house is hit with horror; the piercing, desolate wail of a banshee and a bloody message smeared on the street. 
 
Legendary Detective 'Nine-Nails' McGray and disgraced London sceptic Inspector Ian Frey are to investigate. While McGray flicks through tattered tomes on the supernatural, Frey is convinced the whole thing is just a publicity stunt. 
 
But as the gory messages keep coming one thing is sure; whether by human hand or not, death is coming.

'A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery' New York Times 
 
'I enjoyed this - properly creepy and Gothic' Ian Rankin 
 
1889. The Scottish Play is coming home. 
 
But before the darling couple of London theatre, Henry Irving &amp; Ellen Terry, take their acclaimed Macbeth to the Edinburgh stage terror treads the boards. 
 
A grisly message found smeared across the cobbles in blood, foretelling someone's demise. 
 
As the bloody prophecies continue to appear Edinburgh's own beloved pair - Detective 'Nine-Nails' McGray &amp; Inspector Ian Frey - enter the scene. Frey scoffs at this blatant publicity stunt, while McGray is convinced of supernatural affairs. 
 
As they scrutinise the key players, they discover that Terry, Irving, and his peculiar, preoccupied assistant (one Bram Stoker) all have reasons to kill, or be killed... 
 
But one thing is clear. By occult curse or human hand, death will take bow the night the curtain rises. 
 
Praise for the Frey &amp; McGray series: 
 
'I enjoyed this - properly creepy and Gothic' Ian Rankin 
 
'A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery' New York Times 
 
'This is wonderful. A brilliant, moving, clever, lyrical book - I loved it. Oscar de Muriel is going to be a name to watch' Manda Scott 
 
'Fun to read and a fast page-turner. Love and murder - they go together like strawberries and cream' Independent 
 
'A brilliant mix of horror, history, and humour. Genuinely riveting with plenty of twists, this will keep you turning the pages. It's clever, occasionally frightening and superbly written ... Everything you need in a mystery thriller' Crime Review 
 
'Fast-paced, well-researched and thoroughly spellbinding. The mismatched pair is as entertaining as Holmes and Watson at their best' Historical Novel Society

Oscar de Muriel was born in Mexico City and moved to the UK to complete his PhD. He is a chemist, translator and violinist who now lives and works in Manchester. The Loch of the Dead is his fourth novel, following A Mask of Shadows, A Fever of the Blood and The Strings of Murder.

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Praise for Oscar de Muriel

Fun to read and a fast page-turner . . . love and murder - they go together like strawberries and cream

A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery

This is wonderful. A brilliant, moving, clever, lyrical book - I loved it. Oscar de Muriel is going to be a name to watch.

One of the best debuts so far this year - a brilliant mix of horror, history, and humour. Genuinely riveting with plenty of twists, this will keep you turning the pages. It's clever, occasionally frightening and superbly written ... Everything you need in a mystery thriller

This is a fast-paced, well-researched and thoroughly spellbinding read. The mismatched pair is as entertaining as Holmes and Watson at their best, and the supernatural element brings an entertaining twist

This is Victorian melodrama at its richest, darkest and most enticing

This entertaining novel combines melodrama with the unhappiness of life backstage

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