'Beautifully crafted by Sansom, Professor Morley promises to become a little gem of English crime writing; sample him now' Daily Mail
October 1937. Swanton Morley, the People's Professor, sets off to Essex to continue his history of England, The County Guides. Morley's daughter Miriam continues to cause chaos and his assistant Stephen Sefton continues to slide deeper into depression and despair.
Morley is an honorary guest at the Colchester Oyster Festival. But when the mayor dies suddenly at the civic reception suspicion falls on his fellow councillors. Is it a case of food poisoning? Or could it be murder?
Join Morley, Miriam and Sefton on another journey into the dark heart of England.
Immerse yourself in this top literary fiction, a hard-boiled detective mystery that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The best of suspense thrillers, Essex Poison by Ian Sansom, is a journey into the dark heart of England that you won't want to miss.
For fans of Elly Griffiths (The Last Word), Anthony Horowitz (Close to Death), Janice Hallett (The Appeal), Frances Brody (A Mansion for Murder), and Adam Macqueen (Beneath the Streets).