Lyn Squire

Set against the spiritualist movement sweeping 1870s England, The Séance of Murder brings the Dunston Burnett Trilogy to its haunting conclusion. When Dunston, the series’ non-conventional amateur detective, is invited to the ancestral estate of the Crenshaw family, he expects an uneventful country visit — until a séance meant to summon the spirit of a long-dead ancestor turns fatal.  Amid whispers of the supernatural, secret affairs, and a century-old stabbing, Dunston must separate the living from the dead and uncover the truth behind a string of shocking murders.

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Squire’s meticulous period detail and deft psychological insight make The Séance of Murder both a gripping whodunit and a perceptive reflection on guilt, greed, and redemption. Fans of Wilkie Collins’ The Moonstone and The Woman in White, and of Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories will find themselves spellbound.

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The Séance of Murder (Book 3) will be released by Level Best Books in May 2026.

 

See The Dunston Burnett Trilogy page for more about Dunston and his investigations in Books 1 and 2.