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'A beguiling author who interweaves past and present' The Times __________________ Serpent's Point in South Devon is the focus of local legends. The large house on the headland is shrouded in an ancient tale of evil, and when a woman is found strangled on the coastal path, DI Wesley Peterson is called to investigate. The woman had been house-sitting at Serpent's Point and Wesley is surprised to discover that she was conducting an investigation into unsolved missing person cases. Could these enquires have led to her murder? While the case takes Wesley to Yorkshire and the Cotswolds, archaeologist Neil Watson is making a dramatic discovery of his own in the fields near the house. When a skeleton is uncovered, the pressure rises to find a killer, and Wesley and Neil realise that Serpent's Point holds more secrets than anyone could have imagined. Whether you've read the whole series, or are discovering Kate Ellis's DI Wesley Peterson novels for the first time, this is the perfect page-turner if you love reading Ann Cleeves and Elly Griffiths. Praise for Kate Ellis . . . 'Clever plotting hides a powerful story of loss, malice and deception' Ann Cleeves 'Haunting' Independent 'The chilling plot will keep you spooked and thrilled to the end' Closer 'Unputdownable' Bookseller 'A fine storyteller, weaving the past and present in a way that makes you want to read on' Peterborough Evening Telegraph *Don't miss the new mystery in the DI Wesley Peterson series, The Killing Place*

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Praise for Kate Ellis: A beguiling author who interweaves past and present * The Times * Haunting * Independent * I loved this novel . . . Clever plotting hides a powerful story of loss malice and deception -- Ann Cleeves The chilling plot will keep you spooked and thrilled to the end * Closer * Star author. Unputdownable. * Bookseller * 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 * Peterborough Evening Telegraph * 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 -- L. C. Tyler A splendidly macabre thriller with a very dark heart and a hugely effective twist at the end -- Andrew Taylor Fascinating, with a characteristically clever twist -- Martin Edwards

Praise for Kate Ellis: A beguiling author who interweaves past and present * The Times * Haunting * Independent * I loved this novel . . . Clever plotting hides a powerful story of loss malice and deception * Ann Cleeves * The chilling plot will keep you spooked and thrilled to the end * Closer * Star author. Unputdownable. * Bookseller * 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 * Peterborough Evening Telegraph * 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 -- L. C. Tyler A splendidly macabre thriller with a very dark heart and a hugely effective twist at the end -- Andrew Taylor Fascinating, with a characteristically clever twist -- Martin Edwards

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Kate Ellis was born and brought up in Liverpool and studied drama in Manchester. She is the award-winning author of the DI Wesley Peterson detective novels, as well as the Albert Lincoln trilogy and the Joe Plantagenet mysteries. Kate has won the CWA Dagger in the Library Award for her crime writing. She has also twice been shortlisted for the CWA Short Story Dagger and been longlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. Visit her online at: www.kateellis.co.uk

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