The Falling Shroud

by Oscar de Muriel

Genres: Crime Fiction

Synopsis

A wintry and ghoulish Frey & McGray poem for fans of Detective 'Nine-Nails' McGray and his erstwhile English sidekick, Inspector Ian Frey, in celebration of the pair's 5th anniversary...

Features a sample of The Dance of the Serpent.

Praise for the Fray & McGray Mysteries:

'A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery'
New York Times

'Properly creepy and Gothic'
Ian Rankin

'Wonderful, brilliant, moving, clever, lyrical'
Manda Scott

Release date: March 12, 2020

Publisher: Orion

Print pages: 16

Sample

Once upon a Scottish winter, as I thought my wits would splinter,

watching from my parlour window how that evening went from grey to grey,

from my gloom I was distracted, for my valet, disenchanted,

came into the room and panted, ‘Here’s a message, master Frey!’

I frowned at Layton, taking the letter from his silver tray.

T. . .