The Sirens Sang of Murder () is a book written by

Sarah Caudwell Sarah Caudwell was the pseudonym of Sarah Cockburn (/ˈkoʊbərn/ KOH-bərn; 27 May 1939 – 28 January 2000), a British barrister and writer of detective stories. She is best known for a series of four murder stories written between 1980 and ...

and published by

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(owned by

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) on 1 October 1989 which later went on to win the

Anthony Award The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention since 1986. The awards are named for Anthony Boucher (1911–1968), one of the founders of the Mystery Writers of America. Among the m ...

for Best Novel in 1990.

References

Anthony Award-winning works British mystery novels British thriller novels 1989 British novels Collins Crime Club books {{1980s-mystery-novel-stub