The Murder Pit: A Murder Mystery Novel

Where Evil Lies Buried

1896: Sherlock Holmes has once again hit the headlines, solving mysteries for the cream of aristocracy. But among the workhouses and pudding shops of South London, private detective William Arrowood is presented with far grittier, more violent and considerably less well-paid cases. Arrowood has no doubt who is the better detective, and when Mr. and Mrs. Barclay engage him to find their estranged daughter, Birdie, he's sure it won't be long before he and his assistant, Barnett, have tracked her down.

But this seemingly simple missing-person case soon turns into a murder investigation. Far from the comfort of Baker Street, Arrowood's London is a city of unrelenting cruelty, where evil is waiting to be uncovered...

Author: Mick Finlay
Publisher: Mira Books
Published: 02/05/2019
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780778369301

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2018
Booklist 12/01/2018 pg. 32
Publishers Weekly 12/03/2018

About the Author
Finlay, Mick: - Mick Finlay was born in Glasgow but left as a young boy, living in Canada and then England. Before becoming an academic, he ran a market stall on Portobello Road, and also worked as a tent-hand in a traveling circus, a butcher's boy, a hotel porter, and various jobs in the NHS and Social Services. He teaches in a psychology department, and has published research on political violence and persuasion, verbal and nonverbal communication, and disability. He lives in Brighton with his family.