|  Martin Edwards was born in Knutsford, Cheshire. In 
1977, he obtained a first class honours degree in law. He is now living 
in Lymm with his wife and two children. He is the creator of:
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Titles and year of publication:
| 'Harry Devlin' Novels | |
| 1) All the Lonely People | 1991 | 
| 2) Suspicious Minds | 1992 | 
| 3) I Remember You | 1993 | 
| 4) Yesterday's Papers | 1994 | 
| 5) Eve of Destruction | 1996 | 
| 6) The Devil in Disguise | 1998 | 
| 7) The First Cut Is the Deepest | 1999 | 
| 8) Waterloo Sunset | 2008 | 
| 'Lake District Cold-Case Mystery' Novels | |
| 1) The Coffin Trail | 2004 | 
| 2) The Cipher Garden | 2005 | 
| 3) The Arsenic Labyrinth | 2007 | 
| 4) The Serpent Pool | 2010 | 
| 5) The Hanging Wood | 2011 | 
| 6) The Frozen Shroud | 2013 | 
| 7) The Dungeon House | 2015 | 
| 8) The Crooked Shore | 2021 | 
| Other Novels | |
| 1) The Lazarus Widow (with Bill Knox) | 1999 | 
| 2) Where Do You Find Your Ideas? And Other Crime Stories (short stories) | 2001 | 
| 3) Take My Breath Away | 2002 | 
| 4) Dancing for the Hangman | 2008 | 
| 5) Gallows Court | 2018 | 
| 6) Mortmain Hall | 2020 |