Since her father's death, Jenny Williams finds solace and a measure of freedom only in the Smith Foundation Library; a place which has an uncanny knack of providing what its visitors most need - maybe even the solution to the murder for Inspector Marshall.
The winter solstice is an important day in folk lore, in Jenny's life and that of Fenwick. The only constant in a suddenly changed world is the library and here both police and suspects begin to congregate, following separate paths through a historical shadow of what the town used to be, a memory of the past.
Marshall attempts to solve a crime in a situation that is far beyond anything he has ever imagined; doing his best to be a good policeman in a place where laws have no meaning.
Music, myth and magic again interweave with the darkness of a crime novel to provide Marshall with a long night and journey home.
Praise for Journeyman:
“Here's what I like about British urban fantasy; It hasn't forsaken a sense of wonder - the feeling that mythological figures and magic inspire a mix of awe, dread and delight - Melville's a terrific writer.”
Charles de Lint, Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, November 2020
EMMA MELVILLE
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Emma Melville lives and works in Warwickshire. She is a school teacher of students with special needs who writes in her spare time, concentrating mainly on crime and fantasy short stories, often inspired by her involvement with folk song and dance.
She has had several short stories published in anthologies and won some literary prizes. Many of her stories involve Inspector Marshall and fantastical crimes in Fenwick.
Journeyman was the first full length novel involving the Inspector and was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger award. Long Miles Home is the second in the series.
Follow The Inspector Marshall Mysteries on Facebook.
ALSO BY EMMA MELVILLE…
DISCLAIMER: There are no costs associated with having your books featured on SPOTLIGHTS. We do NOT receive a commission for any books sold. Globe Soup is not responsible for the content of the books on this page and we do not necessarily share any of the opinions found within.