Deep Waters: Murder on the Waves: 0 (British Library Crime Classics) by Martin Edwards

Deep Waters: Murder on the Waves: 0 (British Library Crime Classics) by Martin Edwards

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder

From picturesque canals to the swirling currents of the ocean, a world of secrets lies buried beneath the surface of the water. Dubious vessels crawl along riverbeds, while the murky depths conceal more than one gruesome murder.

The stories in this collection will dredge up delight in crime fiction fans, as watery graves claim unintended dwellers and disembodied whispers penetrate the sleeping quarters of a ship's captain. How might a thief plot their escape from a floating crime scene? And what is to follow when murder victims, lost to the ocean floor, inevitably resurface?

This British Library anthology uncovers the best mysteries set below the surface, including stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, William Hope Hodgson, and R. Austin Freeman.

Martin Edwards is an award-winning British lawyer and the author of fourteen previous novels, including the Harry Devlin series set in Liverpool and four critically acclaimed Lake District Mysteries. He's written a number of short stories and curated sixteen anthologies of crime fiction. He is a well-known crime fiction expert who has also written eight non-fiction books. www.martinedwardsbooks.com and www.doyouwriteunderyourownname.blogspot.com/ are his websites and blogs, respectively.