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During Cornwall’s Dark Sky Festival, children begin to disappear, with mermaid charms left behind. Grieving DI Ben Kitto desperately races to stop a killer before his own young son is next. The bestselling, critically acclaimed Isle of Scilly series continues…
‘A classy, edge-of-the-seat thriller which will keep you guessing throughout!’ B.A. PARIS
‘An absolute master of pace, plotting and character’ ELLY GRIFFITHS
‘Rhodes does a superb job of balancing a portrayal of a tiny community oppressed by secrets’ Sunday Express
‘No one produces more elegantly written work than Rhodes' Financial Times
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DI BEN KITTO RETURNS…
A COAST IN CELEBRATION
When DI Ben Kitto sees a baby thrown into Penzance harbor, he prays it’s a trick of the light. But the threat is real. The child survives – barely – and soon a chilling pattern emerges. As the Dark Sky Festival brings dancers, dreamers and stargazers to Cornwall’s coast, children begin to vanish.
A KILLER IN THE CROWD
A small mermaid figurine is found beside each scene, echoing the legend of the Mermaid of Zennor, who lured a man to his death beneath the waves. Still reeling from a devastating bereavement and determined to protect his young son, Ben is pulled back into the field and into a deadly investigation. When the killer’s messages begin arriving at his home, the threat becomes terrifyingly personal.
A FINAL RECKONING
Suspicions fall on familiar faces. When the summer solstice approaches, Ben must confront the boundaries of love, loss and obsession. In a final, desperate chase along the headland, only his bond with Noah – and the loyalty of his dog, Shadow – can prevent tragedy from repeating itself.
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Praise for Kate Rhodes
“Dark, intense, and expertly crafted” – RACHEL ABBOTT
“An atmospheric and moving depiction of a tightly knit community in a rugged and often dangerous landscape … tense and deftly plotted” – Guardian
“[A] superb series” – Daily Mail
“A truly absorbing, chilling story” – People's Friend
“Kate Rhodes directs her cast of suspects with consummate skill, keeping us guessing right to the heartbreaking end” – LOUISE CANDLISH
“A vividly realised protagonist whose complex and harrowing history rivals the central crime storyline” – SOPHIE HANNAH
“Expertly weaves a sense of place and character into a tense and intriguing story” – METRO
“The whole book tingles with tension. I hope it does for the Scilly Isles what Ann Cleeves did for Shetland” – MEL MCGRATH
“Evocative, immersive, twisty” – SARAH VAUGHAN
“Gripping, clever and impossible to put down” – ERIN KELLY
