See buying choices for this item to see if it's one of the millions that are eligible for Amazon Prime.

Ready to Buy?
the_book_de...
Price: £18.32
In stock
11 used & new from £2.52
See All Buying Options
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
The Cipher Garden: A Lake District Mystery
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

The Cipher Garden: A Lake District Mystery (Hardcover)

by Martin Edwards (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


3 new from £14.99 6 used from £2.52 2 collectible from £8.00
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Hardcover 6 used & new from £1.68
Paperback (New edition) £6.99 £5.49 23 used & new from £2.61
Paperback (Large Print) 11 used & new from £13.19
Audio Cassette (Audiobook) £37.95 £37.95 Order it used

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

ARSENIC LABYRINTH, THE

ARSENIC LABYRINTH, THE

by Martin Edwards
4.8 out of 5 stars (5)  £5.49
The Coffin Trail

The Coffin Trail

by Martin Edwards
4.8 out of 5 stars (8)  £18.99
Borderlands (Inspector Devlin Mystery 1)

Borderlands (Inspector Devlin Mystery 1)

by Brian McGilloway
3.8 out of 5 stars (5)  £5.49
Gallows Lane (Inspector Devlin Mystery 2)

Gallows Lane (Inspector Devlin Mystery 2)

by Brian McGilloway
4.5 out of 5 stars (4)  £3.99
Raven Black (Shetland Quartet 1)

Raven Black (Shetland Quartet 1)

by Ann Cleeves
4.4 out of 5 stars (9)  £5.49
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Allison & Busby (31 Oct 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0749082860
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749082864
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.2 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 454,136 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Book Description
This is the second Lake District Mystery featuring DCI Hannah Scarlett and historian Daniel Kind and follows the events of 'The Coffin Trail', recently short-listed for the Theakston prize for best UK crime novel of 2006.

In the peaceful Lakeland village of Old Sawrey, murder strikes. Warren Howe, landscape gardener and Lothario, is murdered with his own scythe. When it comes to identifying suspects, the police find they are spoiled for choice. But it becomes impossible to fasten guilt on anyone.

Years later, Hannah Scarlett, head of Cumbria's cold case review team, receives an anonymous tip-off suggesting that Warren was killed by his wife. Yet Tina Howe had an alibi for the crime. As her investigation progresses, Hannah finds herself rattling Old Sawrey's skeletons, with deadly results.

Meanwhile, Daniel Kind is baffled by the mysterious lay-out of his overgrown cottage garden. He is convinced there is a meaning to the design of the old grouns, and turns for advice to Warren Howe's former partner, Peter Flint - who now lives with Tina Howe.

The case brings Hannah and Daniel closer together, but as they wrestle with their consciences as well as with the puzzles, a ruthless killer is preparing to strike again.

From the Author
Many readers of 'The Coffin Trail' were fascinated by the relationship between Hannah and Daniel, and 'The Cipher Garden' takes that relationship a step further. This is a more complex novel in structural terms. As well as seeing events from the perspectives of Daniel and Hannah, the reader is taken into the heart of the family of the late Warren Howe, by seeing the case from the point of view of his daughter Kirsty. This gives the story an extra layer as well as providing the opportunity for what I hope readers will find a stunning twist. 'The Cipher Garden' is a book I'm really proud of and the reaction from readers and reviewers has been enormously gratifying.

See all Product Description

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
Check a corresponding box or enter your own tags in the field below
(3)
(3)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

The Cipher Garden: A Lake District Mystery
68% buy the item featured on this page:
The Cipher Garden: A Lake District Mystery 4.8 out of 5 stars (4)
Borderlands (Inspector Devlin Mystery 1)
10% buy
Borderlands (Inspector Devlin Mystery 1) 3.8 out of 5 stars (5)
£5.49
The Coffin Trail
9% buy
The Coffin Trail 4.8 out of 5 stars (8)
£18.99
Raven Black (Shetland Quartet 1)
6% buy
Raven Black (Shetland Quartet 1) 4.4 out of 5 stars (9)
£5.49
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

4 Reviews
5 star:
 (3)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.8 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Murder & Mystery Grow In The Cipher Garden, 29 Nov 2005
By Chris High "Chris H" (Wirral, Merseyside,England) - See all my reviews
The Cipher Garden, the second Martin Edwards novel in his Lake District Mystery series, is as compelling a Crime Fiction novel as is likely to be found. A lot darker than its predecessor, The Coffin Trail, Edwards has managed to encapsulate the mysterious beauty of The Lakes and has imbued them with even more macabre majesty, through tight descriptive prose, credible scenarios and manifestly believable characterisations.
Warren Howe, a husband and father of two, is brutally slaughtered with his own scythe by a mysterious hooded figure. He had been on a garden-landscaping job, digging an excavation trench into which the killer would soon throw his bloodied, lifeless body. The police identify several suspects but, due to the lack of evidence, they fail to make an arrest.
Years later an anonymous tip-off sparks the interest of DCI Hannah Scarlett and, despite her superior’s discouragement, she follows her instincts and pursues the case. Hannah’s investigations lead her to suspect Howe’s widow, Tina, but she has an alibi that seems to put her out of the frame and only when historian Daniel Kind’s discoveries about the unusual garden attached to his new home emerge, does the crucial link Hannah’s investigation carry her forward. As Hannah and Daniel delve deeper in their quest for the truth, they discover that in this village old sins cast long shadows.
Here, the characters of Kind and Scarlett are much more rounded and natural. Their chemistry is tinged with a tension that invigorates their individual personalities so that the reader yearns for them to be drawn closer together. Alone, they are two people set in their own separate worlds. Together, they are a team made in heaven.
The plotline is fast, gripping and, at times, disturbing, which openly demands pages to be turned. There are also more of the delicate insights to the beauty and background of The Lake District itself; The Cipher Garden unearths more history of the region than an entire ream of Tourist Information pamphlets could ever manage, which never slows or detracts from the storyline in any way.
If a Crime Fiction fan is looking for something supremely well written, deeply intriguing and darkly sinister, then there is nobody who could possibly be disappointed with this latest offering from Martin Edwards.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Atmospheric mystery, 23 Mar 2008
By Lynette Baines (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)      
Lecherous landscape gardener Warren Howe was murdered. Cut to pieces with a scythe and his body dumped in the trench he was digging in a client's backyard. There was no shortage of suspects among his many conquests and their unhappy husbands, but no one is charged with the crime. Now, the cold case team led by DCI Hannah Scarlett, receives an anonymous letter accusing Howe's wife Tina of the murder, and they reinvestigate. Cold case investigations stir up all kinds of memories and fears, and this one is no exception, especially when Nick Lowther, Hannah's Sergeant, who was on the original investigating team, seems to be involved with one of the prime suspects. Hannah's friendship with Daniel Kind, the son of her old boss and mentor, is also becoming more important to her, and Daniel becomes involved in the murder investigation as he researches the history of his garden at Tarn Cottage and the hidden message in its design. This is a fantastic follow up to The Coffin Trail, the first in this series of mysteries. Hannah and Daniel are increasingly drawn to each other, and their relationship is the emotional core of the book. The investigation is full of surprises and the Lake District - including a visit to Beatrix Potter's Hill Top Farm - is a lovely setting for murder and mayhem.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Gardener struck down with scythe, 17 Jun 2008
By Damaskcat (UK) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)      
This review is from: The Cipher Garden (Lake District Mystery) (Paperback)
This is the second in this author's Lake District mystery series. DCI Hannah Scarlett decides to look again at the case of Warren Howe who was murdered in a garden he was landscaping. The community is close knit and suspicious, but is it hiding secrets which could lead her to the identity of the murderer? Hannah's own life is not short of tension and she finds herself increasingly looking forward to her meetings with Daniel Kind - the Oxford don who gave up everything to live with his girlfriend Miranda in a cottage on the shores of one of the lakes. Daniel is the son of Hannah's former boss, and is himself trying to solve the cipher hidden in his overgrown garden, but he becomes embroiled in trying to trace the identity of Warren's Howe's killer. Full of twists and turns, this fast moving plot leaves the reader guessing almost to the last page. The characters are three dimensional and believable, and the background of the Lakes springs to life on the page. I enjoyed the first in the series 'The Coffin Trail' but this is even better in my opinion.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars The Cipher Garden
The second of Martin Edwards' "Lake District" novels is every bit as good as the first. So much so that I bought the third (most up to date novel at this moment) along with The... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Belfast Dave

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

 Beta (What's this?)
This product's forum (0 discussions)
  Discussion Replies Latest Post
  No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
  [Cancel]


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Feedback

The Body Shop

The Body Shop - Vitamin C Skin Boost
Protect and boost your glow with The Body Shop Vitamin C Skin Boost.

›Shop The Body Shop

  

Beauty without the Beast

Olay Regenerist Daily 3 Point Treatment Cream
From au naturel to party glam, we have all the best names in cosmetics and skincare.

›Discover Beauty at Amazon.co.uk

  

Boys Smell

Lynx Africa Body Spray and After Shave Gift set
But we make sure they smell good...

›Discover male grooming at Amazon.co.uk

  

Treat Someone

Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates--available in any amount from £5 to £500 With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is).

›Learn more about Gift Certificates

  
Ad

Where's My Stuff?

Delivery and Returns

Need Help?

Your Recent History

  (What's this?)
You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.
Continue Shopping: Top Sellers
The Girl Who Played with Fire
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
4.5 out of 5 stars (72)£3.99
 Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga)
Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer
4.1 out of 5 stars (457)£6.49
 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
4.1 out of 5 stars (161)£3.99
 The Host
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
4.2 out of 5 stars (80)£3.86

amazon.co.uk Amazon Home
International Sites:  United States  |  Germany  |  France  |  Japan  |  Canada  |  China
Business Programs: Sell on Amazon  |  Fulfilment by Amazon  |  Join Associates  |  Join Advantage
Customer Service  |  Help  |  View Basket  |  Your Account
About Amazon.co.uk  |  Careers at Amazon
Conditions of Use & Sale |  Privacy Notice  © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates