{ "item_title" : "Deadman's Pool", "item_author" : [" Kate Rhodes "], "item_description" : "When Ben Kitto discovers the body of a young woman, buried near the ruins of an old isolation hospital on the island of St Helen's, he is convinced the killer is hiding in plain sight ... and determined to take more lives. The breathtaking, gripping new instalment in the Isles of Scilly Mysteries series...A classy, edge-of-the-seat thriller which will keep you guessing throughoutB.A. PARISAn absolute master of pace, plotting and characterELLY GRIFFITHSRhodes does a superb job of balancing a portrayal of a tiny community oppressed by secrets with an uplifting evocation of settingSunday ExpressDark, intense, and expertly craftedRACHEL ABBOTT --- DI BEN KITTO RETURNS... A SACRED ISLAND Winter storms lash the Isles of Scilly, when DI Ben Kitto ferries the islands' priest to St Helen's. Father Michael intends to live as a pilgrim in the ruins of an ancient church on the uninhabited island, but an ugly secret is buried among the rocks. Digging frantically in the sand, Ben's dog, Shadow, unearths the emaciated remains of a young woman. A SHOCKING MURDER The discovery chills Ben to the core. The victim is Vietnamese, with no clear link to the community - and her killer has made sure that no one will find her easily. A KILLER ON THE LOOSE The storm intensifies as the investigation gathers pace. Soon Scilly is cut off by bad weather, with no help available from the mainland. Ben is certain the killer is hiding in plain sight. He knows they are waiting to kill again - and at unimaginable cost. ____ Praise for Kate RhodesBeautifully written and expertly plotted, this is a masterclassGuardianKate Rhodes directs her cast of suspects with consummate skill, keeping us guessing right to the heartbreaking endLOUISE CANDLISHA vividly realised protagonist whose complex and harrowing history rivals the central crime storylineSOPHIE HANNAHExpertly weaves a sense of place and character into a tense and intriguing storyMETRORhodes does a superb job of balancing a portrayal of a tiny community oppressed by secrets with an uplifting evocation of settingSunday ExpressThe whole book tingles with tension. I hope it does for the Scilly Isles what Ann Cleeves did for ShetlandMEL MCGRATHEvocative, immersive, twistySARAH VAUGHANGripping, clever and impossible to put downERIN KELLYA twenty-first century Agatha ChristieJULIA CROUCHChillingly compelling and expertly assembledB. P. WALTERTerrifying and tense, as unpredictable as it is compellingLESLEY KARAKate Rhodes is approaching pole position in the crime writing stakes with her beautifully plotted and elegantly written thrillersFinancial TimesTerrifyingCrime MonthlyTense and properly chillingFabulous MagazineClever, atmospheric and compellingWoman's Weekly", "item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/91/678/866/1916788661_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "16.99", "online_price" : "16.99", "our_price" : "16.99", "club_price" : "16.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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