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The Dance of the Serpents

The Second Frey & McGray Mystery

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The Dance of the Serpents

By: Oscar de Muriel
Narrated by: Andy Secombe
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Summary

 'Properly creepy and Gothic' IAN RANKIN on the Frey & McGray mysteries...

December, 1889.

There 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'.

But today is surely the worst.

Because 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.

And he tells them that Queen Victoria - the most powerful person in the world - wants them both dead.

To 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...

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Praise for the Frey & McGray mysteries:

'A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery' New York Times

'A fun to read fast page-turner' 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

'It's official: I am addicted to Frey and McGray' Christopher Fowler, author of the BRYANT & MAY series Amateur Sleuths Crime Thrillers Historical Mystery Private Investigators Supernatural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Paranormal Suspense Exciting Scotland Boss
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Critic reviews

A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery
Properly creepy and Gothic (Ian Rankin)
A fun to read fast page-turner
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
It's official: I am addicted to Frey and McGray (Christopher Fowler)
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Loved this book! Good narration, excellent story! Can't wait for the next one in this series!

Brilliant!

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Brilliant as ever. I literally could not stop listening to this until i had finished it. Now I want to go back and start the whole series again. I love this pair of detectives.

Fantastic

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Exciting twists and turns. A clever intriguing plot and the wonderful two leading protagonists make for a terrific tale.

Another great book in this excellent series.

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I remember listening to the first book in this series, I thought it was good and I was very impressed with Andy Secombe as a narrator.

Every book since then has just excelled and exceeded the previous one and now when I see that Oscar de Muriel is releasing a book, I pre-order and count down the days to start listening!!

I REALLY can not recommend this series enough!!! de Muriel and Secombe are a winning combination and nine nails and Frey have most definitely won a soft spot in my listening library!!

Please keep writing!!!!! :-)

This series just gets better and better!!

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This has got to be my favourite. Suspense the whole way through. Finished it in two days as so desperate to find out what happened next.

Fantastic

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