Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook of A Cover up of Shadows by Oscar de Muriel, go through by Andy Secombe.

‘A hugely entertaining Victorian secret’ NY Times

‘I enjoyed this – properly creepy and Gothic’ Ian Rankin

1889. The Scottish Play is certainly coming home.

But prior to the darling couple of London theatre, Henry Irving & Ellen Terry, consider their acclaimed Macbeth towards the Edinburgh stage terror treads the boards.

A grisly message discovered smeared over the cobbles in about A Mask of Shadows: Frey & McGray Publication 3 bloodstream, foretelling someone’s demise.

As the bloody prophecies continue steadily to appear Edinburgh’s own beloved set – Detective ‘Nine-Nails’ McGray & Inspector Ian Frey – enter the scene. Frey scoffs at this blatant promotion stunt, while McGray is usually confident of supernatural affairs.

As they scrutinise the key players, they find that Terry, Irving, and his peculiar, preoccupied assistant (one Bram Stoker) all have factors to wipe out, or be killed…

But a very important factor is very clear. By occult curse or human being hand, death will take bow the night time the curtain increases.

Praise for the Frey & McGray series:

‘I enjoyed this – properly creepy and Gothic’ Ian Rankin

‘A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery’ NY Times

‘This is fantastic. A brilliant, shifting, clever, lyrical book – I adored it. Oscar de Muriel is going to be a name to watch’ Manda Scott

‘Fun to learn and a fast page-turner. Love and murder – they go collectively like strawberries and cream’ Indie

‘A brilliant mixture of horror, history, and humour. Honestly riveting with plenty of twists, this will keep you turning the pages. It’s clever, sometimes terrifying and superbly created … All you need in a mystery thriller’ Crime Review

‘Fast-paced, well-researched and completely spellbinding. The mismatched set is as interesting as Holmes and Watson at their best’ Historical Novel Society