Martin Edwards has published 12 novels, including eight featuring Harry Devlin and three Lake District Mysteries. He has twice been short-listed for a CWA Dagger and ‘The Coffin Trail’ was short-listed for the Theakston’s prize for best crime novel of 2006. He has edited 16 crime fiction anthologies, written a book about homicide investigation, and completed the late Bill Knox’s last novel. A well-known reviewer and commentator on the genre, he has contributed to several reference volumes as well as writing seven books on business subjects, and many of his articles appear on his website, www.martinedwardsbooks.com.