{"product_id":"the-dance-of-the-serpents","title":"The Dance of The Serpents","description":"Product Description\n\n\n\n'Properly creepy and Gothic' IAN RANKIN on the Frey \u0026amp; McGray mysteries...\n\nDecember, 1889.\n\nThere have been many bad days in Edinburgh police's secret subdivision 'The Commission for the Elucidation of Unsolved Cases Presumably Related to the Odd and Ghostly'.\n\nBut today is surely the worst.\n\nBecause the exiled English Inspector Ian Frey, and his Scottish boss 'Nine-Nails' McGray are summoned to a meeting in the middle of the night with the Prime Minister himself.\n\nAnd he tells them that Queen Victoria - the most powerful person in the world - wants them both dead.\n\nTo be pardoned they must embark on a mission so dangerous that they might be saving Her Majesty the job of executing them. Because this case ties together the dark history of the Pendle witches, with the tragic case of McGray own sister, to a conspiracy within the highest office in the land...\n\n* * * * * * *\n\n\nPraise for the Frey \u0026amp; McGray mysteries:\n\n'A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery'\nNew York Times\n\n'A fun to read fast page-turner'\nIndependent\n\n'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'\nCrime Review\n\n'It's official: I am addicted to Frey and McGray'\nChristopher Fowler, author of the BRYANT \u0026amp; MAY series\n\n\n\nReview\n\n\nA hugely entertaining Victorian mystery ―\nNew York Times\n\nProperly creepy and Gothic -- Ian Rankin\n\nA fun to read fast page-turner\n ―\nIndependent\n\nA 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 ―\nCrime Review\n\nIt's official: I am addicted to Frey and McGray -- Christopher Fowler\n\n\nBook Description\n\n\nA spellbinding mix of history, horror and humour - the brand new Frey \u0026amp; McGray mystery...\n\n\nAbout the Author\n\n\nOscar de Muriel was born in Mexico City where he began writing stories aged seven, and later came to the UK to complete a PhD in Chemistry. Whilst working as a translator and playing the violin, the idea for a spooky whodunnit series came to him and Nine-Nails McGray was born. Oscar has now written four Frey and McGray titles and splits his time between Manchester and Mexico City.","brand":"smeikalbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39666266112085,"sku":"9781409187677N","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/ea26492c-c47c-4d93-987f-5e0f793f5661.jpg?v=1644265328","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-dance-of-the-serpents","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}