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Million-copy-bestselling author Kate Ellis returns with the new book in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series.
‘A beguiling author who interweaves past and present’ THE TIMES
November. With the tourist season well and truly over in South Devon, Detective Inspector Wesley Peterson is looking forward to a quieter month in the CID. But when a man is shot dead on Bonfire Night, he finds he has a disturbing murder case on his hands.
The body of Patrick North was found in woodland connected to Nesbaraton Hall, a grand estate dating back to the eighteenth century. North worked for the Smithson family who now own the estate. The family are away on holiday, however when an anonymous letter threatening to abduct the Smithson son is uncovered, Wesley fears North’s death might have been collateral damage in a kidnap plot.
Meanwhile, archaeologist Dr Neil Watson discovers a hidden grotto on land that was once part of the Nesbaraton estate. Evidence of past rituals and the shocking discovery of a skeleton raise questions about strange occurrences, past and present, on the land.
Then, just when Wesley’s team seem to be making progress in their investigation, a resident of the nearby village is killed in a near-identical shooting to North’s. A race is on to find the ruthless killer, before they strike again . . .
‘A beguiling author who interweaves past and present’ THE TIMES
November. With the tourist season well and truly over in South Devon, Detective Inspector Wesley Peterson is looking forward to a quieter month in the CID. But when a man is shot dead on Bonfire Night, he finds he has a disturbing murder case on his hands.
The body of Patrick North was found in woodland connected to Nesbaraton Hall, a grand estate dating back to the eighteenth century. North worked for the Smithson family who now own the estate. The family are away on holiday, however when an anonymous letter threatening to abduct the Smithson son is uncovered, Wesley fears North’s death might have been collateral damage in a kidnap plot.
Meanwhile, archaeologist Dr Neil Watson discovers a hidden grotto on land that was once part of the Nesbaraton estate. Evidence of past rituals and the shocking discovery of a skeleton raise questions about strange occurrences, past and present, on the land.
Then, just when Wesley’s team seem to be making progress in their investigation, a resident of the nearby village is killed in a near-identical shooting to North’s. A race is on to find the ruthless killer, before they strike again . . .
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Reviews
The chilling plot will keep you spooked and thrilled to the end
Praise for Kate Ellis:
A beguiling author who interweaves past and present
I loved this novel . . . Clever plotting hides a powerful story of loss, malice and deception
A splendidly macabre thriller with a very dark heart and a hugely effective twist at the end
Fascinating, with a characteristically clever twist
Haunting
A traditional detective story with an intriguing historical twist . . . Ellis is a fine storyteller, weaving the past and present in a way that makes you want to read on
Star author. Unputdownable
I absolutely loved this book . . . A perfectly paced crime novel that beautifully evokes both time and place. Kate Ellis keeps you guessing all the way through to the final unexpected twist
Imagine a plot as devious as anything Agatha Christie devised, locate it in a Derbyshire village in 1919 and with writing as close to the pulse as Vera Brittain's Testament of Youth and you will have some idea of the extraordinary power of Kate Ellis's new novel