" Les Mystères de sœur Juana, une série de whodunnit épicés de saveurs mystiques ! " Le Point Don Antonio de Horcasitas, noble espagnol à la moralité douteuse, est retrouvé mort au palais. Empoisonné, à l'évi dence. Tout porte à croire que la coupable est Alina, la jeune protégée de sœur Juana. Après tout, cette novice passionnée de botanique ne manipule-t-elle pas, telle une sorcière, mixtures et herbes anciennes dans le jardin du couvent ? Mais ce qui soigne est parfois ce qui tue, et à vouloir s'immiscer dans le secret divin, on court à sa perte. Les religieuses de San Jerónimo se retrouvent une nouvelle fois dans la tourmente, prises dans un écheveau plus inextricable que jamais. Car, dans l'ombre, l'Inquisition veut la peau de sœur Juana. Que la poétesse vive cloîtrée ne suffit plus, il faut maintenant la museler... Et, avec elle, toutes les voix féminines de son temps.

'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 & 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 & 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 & 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

'A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery' New York Times 'I enjoyed this - properly creepy and Gothic' Ian Rankin A spellbinding concoction of crime, history and horror - perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes and Jonathan Creek _______ Edinburgh, 1888. A violinist is murdered in his home. The dead virtuoso's maid swears she heard three musicians playing in the night. But with only one body in the locked practice room - and no way in or out - the case makes no sense. Fearing a national panic over another Ripper, Scotland Yard sends Inspector Ian Frey to investigate under the cover of a fake department specializing in the occult. However, Frey's new boss, Detective 'Nine-Nails' McGray, actually believes in such supernatural nonsense. McGray's tragic past has driven him to superstition, but even Frey must admit that this case seems beyond reason. And once someone loses all reason, who knows what they will lose next . . . _______ 'This is wonderful. A brilliant, moving, clever, lyrical book - I loved it' Manda Scott 'A great cop double-act . . . It's the pairing of the upright Frey and the unorthodox McGray that notches up the stars for this book' Sunday Sport '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 - The Strings Of Murder is everything you need in a mystery thriller' Crime Review

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... 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

Madame Katerina, Detective 'Nine Nails' McGray's most trusted clairvoyant, hosts a séance for three of Edinburgh's wealthiest families. The following morning everyone is found dead, with Madame Katerina being the only survivor. When questioned she alleges a tormented spirit killed the families for revenge. McGray, even though he believes her, must find a rational explanation that holds up in court, else Katerina will be sentenced to death. Inspector Ian Frey is summoned to help, which turns out to be difficult as he is still dealing with the loss of his uncle, and has developed a form of post-traumatic stress (not yet identified in the 19th century). This seems an impossible puzzle. Either something truly supernatural has occurred - or a fiendishly clever plot is covering a killer's tracks...

"A mysterious woman pleads for the help of Inspectors Frey and 'Nine-Nails' McGray. Her son, illegitimate scion of the Koloman family, has received an anonymous death threat - right after learning he is to inherit the best part of a vast wine-producing estate. In exchange for their protection, she offers McGray the ultimate cure for his sister who has been locked in an insane asylum after brutally murdering their parents: the miraculous waters that spring in a small island in the remote Loch Maree. The island has been a sacred burial ground since the time of the druids, but the legends around it will turn out to be much darker than McGray could have expected. Death and increasingly bizarre happenings will intermingle throughout this trip to the Highlands, before Frey and McGray learn a terrible truth."--Publisher's description

THE FINAL FREY & McGRAY MYSTERY All will be revealed... * * * * * The Devil Has Come to Edinburgh... An ill-fated grave-robbery unearths a corpse with a most disturbing symbol on it. When a patient in Edinburgh's lunatic asylum is murdered, the same sign is daubed in blood on the walls - the mark of the devil. The prime suspect: inmate Amy McGray, notorious for killing her parents years before. Her brother, Detective 'Nine-Nails' McGray, must prove her innocence - with the help of an old friend . . . Inspector Ian Frey insists he is retired. But when called upon, he reluctantly agrees to their final case. As twists follow bombshells, leading to secrets that have been waiting in the shadows all along, all will be revealed . . . This rollicking Victorian sensationalist melodrama is the epic conclusion to the marvellous Frey & McGray mysteries.

Notre Père qui êtes aux cieux, délivrez-nous du mal... Mexico, Nouvelle-Espagne, XVIIe siècle. Quelqu'un – ou quelque chose – a pris possession du couvent de San Jerónimo. Religieuses et servantes sont retrouvées sacrifiées sur l'autel selon des rituels précolombiens sanguinaires, et la suspicion règne. Nulle n'y échappe. Car dans cette enceinte retirée du monde, entre fornication, autoflagellation et cauchemars blasphématoires, le péché est partout... Alina, jeune novice insolente et rebelle, vient de prendre le voile. Au côté de Matea, sa fidèle domestique indigène, la voilà qui s'allie à sœur Juana, excentrique femme de lettres, pour trouver le coupable. Entre prières, lectures, leçons de cuisine et chocolats chauds, le trio mène l'enquête. Mais dehors, l'Inquisition est déjà en chemin et compte bien couper le mal à la racine... Dans une atmosphère digne du Nom de la rose, le premier volume d'une nouvelle série de polars historiques, exotiques et mystiques.

Ma plume rouge est sang. Prends garde, impie... Don Carlos Sigüenza y Góngora a disparu. Il ne reste de lui qu'un chapeau couvert de sang retrouvé dans la cour du palais royal. Aidée de la novice Alina et de Matea, sa fidèle servante, soeur Juana mène à nouveau l'enquête. Retrouver Góngora lui permettra peut-être d'expier d'anciens péchés... Mais quelqu'un semble décidé à ne pas laisser le génial astronome reparaître. Est-ce à cause de cette comète maléfique surgie dans le ciel il y a peu, et qui a causé une terreur sans nom dans les Amériques ? Ou des manuscrits hérétiques controversés que l'érudit était enfin parvenu à faire publier ? À trop vouloir se mêler d'affaires qui les dépassent, les religieuses de San Jerónimo risquent de s'attirer les foudres des puissants... Qui a dit que la vie cléricale manquait de piquant ?