Serpent's Point - (Di Wesley Peterson) by Kate Ellis (Hardcover)

About the Book

Two gripping novellas from the No.1 international bestselling author Women Without Mercy: Ingrid gave up her career to support her husband. Now he's having an affair. Birgitta is avoiding the doctor. No one can see the bruises her husband leaves. Victoria left Russia to marry a man she met online. But he is nothing like she imagined. Maybe the only way out is to commit three perfect murders... Truth or Dare: Best friends Liv, Martina, Max and Anton are spending New Year's Eve together. But each of them is keeping a terrible secret. When a game of truth or dare takes a dark turn, the shocking truth emerges. Not everyone will live to see the chime of midnight... To avoid disappointment, please note that these two novellas have been previously published separately.

Book Synopsis

The unmissable new mystery in the bestselling DI Wesley Peterson crime series
'A beguiling author who interweaves past and present' The Times
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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 in 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 persons 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

Review Quotes

I loved this novel . . . Clever plotting hides a powerful story of loss malice and deception--Ann Cleeves

A perfectly paced crime novel thatbeautifully evokes both time and place. Kate Elliskeeps you guessing all the way through to the final unexpected twist

A splendidly macabre thrillerwith a very dark heart and a hugely effective twist at the end

Fascinating, with a characteristically clever twist

A beguiling author who interweaves past and present--The Times

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

Haunting--Independent

Star author. Unputdownable.--Bookseller

The chilling plot will keep you spooked and thrilled to the end--Closer

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About the Author

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