The Devil's Chair

Name: The Devil's Chair
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Priscilla Masters
ISBN: 9781407951331

Author: Priscilla Masters

Series: Martha Gunn #5

Narrator: Patricia Gallimore

Unabridged: 8 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Soundings

Published: 02/01/2015

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths

Synopsis

In the peaceful setting of the National Trust near Church Stretton, Tracey Walsh drives herself and her four-year-old daughter, Daisy, up the remote Burway in the early hours of the morning, tragically loses control of her car and crashes into the valley below. Tracey is rushed to hospital, but where is Daisy? She has vanished, provoking an intense police search of the area around the Devil’s Chair – land that is rife with legends and stories of witchcraft, sorcery and unexplained disappearances. Detective Inspector Alex Randall, the senior investigating officer, soon admits to coroner Martha Gunn that he is baffled by the case. Alex and Martha must sift through fact and fiction, folklore and reality in their search for answers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel on July 03, 2019

Priscilla Masters is a prolific crime writer with three series to her name plus standalones. I've read several and she's become one of my go-to writers for a decent mystery. I have to say that this is one of her best plots. It combines a modern police investigation with hints of myth and folklore in......more

Goodreads review by Ralph on March 13, 2023

Priscilla Masters is the premier mystery book writer! At 88, I’ve read thousands of books, mostly mysteries. Her plots are always unique, baffling, interesting, and superbly written. All mystery readers should give her books a try.......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on January 08, 2021

An enjoyable read for the most part, but let down by a "but why didn't X just..." ending.......more

Goodreads review by Mythie on September 22, 2019

An OK read for someone with a little patience and I'd have given it three stars but the ending just fell flat.......more

Goodreads review by Judy on April 24, 2014

This is the first Priscilla Masters novel I’ve read and I’m glad to say I enjoyed this police procedural in the Martha Gunn series very much. Martha Gunn is the coroner for the area around Shrewsbury so when Detective Inspector Alex Randall wants to discuss his case from Church Stretton in Shropshir......more