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J.S. Savage

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Mystery, Crime, Historical Fiction

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J.S. Savage is a London-based author who specializes in impossible crime. His debut novel, The Mystery of Treefall Manor, nods to the golden age of detective fiction where the tyrannical master of Treefall manor is found stabbed to death inside his locked study. The second Inspector Graves story finds the protagonist investigating the murders of ravens and Beefeaters at the Tower of London in The Riddle of the Ravens.
J.S. Savage has also written another locked-room mystery novel, Sun, Sea, and Murder which features amateur sleuth Penny Haylestone as she tries to unmask the murderer of her friend at a luxury Spanish resort.
Savage has been shortlisted for numerous short story prizes and can usually be found plotting murders with a pint of ale ...more

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	The Mystery of Treefall Manor 3.93 avg rating — 70 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sun, Sea, & Murder 4.34 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Riddle of the Ravens: An Inspector Graves Mystery 4.34 avg rating — 35 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Goodbye 2024!

2024 draws to a close.
I've read some wonderful books this year, the highlights being Black Summer by M.W. Craven for fiction and The Escape Artist by Jonathon Freedland for non-fiction.
Writing-wise 2024 was a great year, I published my second Inspector Graves novel The Riddle of the Ravens and have received some wonderful reviews from readers and fellow authors alike.
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The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle #2)

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Diagnosis: Impossible: The Problems of Dr. Sam Hawthorne

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