See larger image Hanging Wood, The (Lake District Mystery) (Hardcover) By (author) Martin Edwards List Price: 19.99 GBP New From: 10.76 In Stock Used from: 3.76 In Stock

When Orla Payne was seven years old, her brother, Callum, mysteriously vanished. Shrouded in complicated family matters, namely their parents’ divorce and the suicide of their uncle, there were no clear leads or possible reasons. The case was eventually dismissed, as the police concluded their uncle killed himself out of guilt over murdering Callum, despite the fact that his body was never found. Twenty years later, Orla is still convinced that her uncle was innocent and wants to find out the truth. Through working at the residential library, a position she took in order to be near the Hanging Wood where these events too place, Orla comes across Hannah Scarlett’s name on historian Daniel Kind’s recommendation. She frantically contacts Hannah, but her alcohol-induced frenzy leaves Hannah confused over her piece-meal description on the phone. Hannah initially drops the case. But when Orla is found dead, she reconsiders, partly out of sense of duty and partly out of guilt, and decides to reopen this once closed case to investigate.

• Read Martin’s latest exclusive Bookdagger column

To win, answer one question, the answer to which can be found here on Bookdagger…

• Question 1: What is the title of the fourth book in the Lake District Mysteries series?

Terms and conditions

1. Closing date for entries: 10th August 2011.
2. Open to residents of the United Kingdom only.
3. Entry to the competition is by completion of the above form only. Anyone submitting multiple entries will be disqualified.
4. The winners will be selected at random from those correct entries received before the closing date.
5. Only the winning entrants will be contacted by Bookdagger. Our decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
6. The winner’s name(s) may be published on the Bookdagger website after the closing date of the competition.
7. The competition is not open to Bookdagger employees and their families, or to employees of Bookdagger publishers and their families.

Bookmark to

1. Stephanie Armstrong Says:
   August 8th, 2011 at 9:05 pm

   Great website

2. Anne Russell Says:
   August 9th, 2011 at 11:21 am

   These look like my next holiday read!

3. Leanne Rogers Says:
   August 9th, 2011 at 2:37 pm

   On holiday in two weeks, fingers crossed re: Martin Edwards competition.

4. jane steels Says:
   August 10th, 2011 at 9:19 am

   I love this Author, His books grip you right at the start and keep you sitting on the edge all the way till the end!

Add your comment