{"product_id":"deadmans-pool-volume-8-paperback-22","title":"Deadman's Pool: Volume 8 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Rhodes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen 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...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A classy, edge-of-the-seat thriller which will keep you guessing throughout!  \u003cb\u003eB.A. PARIS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  An absolute master of pace, plotting and character  \u003cb\u003eELLY GRIFFITHS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Rhodes does a superb job of balancing a portrayal of a tiny community oppressed by secrets with an uplifting evocation of setting  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Dark, intense, and expertly crafted  \u003cb\u003eRACHEL ABBOTT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e --- \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDI BEN KITTO RETURNS...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A SACRED ISLAND \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A SHOCKING MURDER \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A KILLER ON THE LOOSE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ____ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Kate Rhodes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Beautifully written and expertly plotted, this is a masterclass  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Kate Rhodes directs her cast of suspects with consummate skill, keeping us guessing right to the heartbreaking end  \u003cb\u003eLOUISE CANDLISH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A vividly realised protagonist whose complex and harrowing history rivals the central crime storyline  \u003cb\u003eSOPHIE HANNAH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Expertly weaves a sense of place and character into a tense and intriguing story  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMETRO\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Rhodes does a superb job of balancing a portrayal of a tiny community oppressed by secrets with an uplifting evocation of setting  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The whole book tingles with tension. I hope it does for the Scilly Isles what Ann Cleeves did for Shetland  \u003cb\u003eMEL MCGRATH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Evocative, immersive, twisty  \u003cb\u003eSARAH VAUGHAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Gripping, clever and impossible to put down  \u003cb\u003eERIN KELLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A twenty-first century Agatha Christie  \u003cb\u003eJULIA CROUCH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Chillingly compelling and expertly assembled  \u003cb\u003eB. P. WALTER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Terrifying and tense, as unpredictable as it is compelling  \u003cb\u003eLESLEY KARA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Kate Rhodes is approaching pole position in the crime writing stakes with her beautifully plotted and elegantly written thrillers  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Terrifying  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Tense and properly chilling  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFabulous Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Clever, atmospheric and compelling  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Rhodes\u003c\/b\u003e is an acclaimed crime novelist and an award-winning poet, selected by Val McDermid's New Blood panel at Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival for her debut, \u003ci\u003eCrossbones Yard\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been nominated twice for the prestigious CWA Dagger in the Library award, and is one of the founders of the Killer Women writing group. She lives in Cambridge with her husband, the writer and film-maker Dave Pescod, and visited the Scilly Isles every year as a child, which gave her the idea for the critically acclaimed Isles of Scilly Mysteries series. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 7.73 x 5.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47509574779129,"sku":"9781916788664","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/wynqBBv5NI9781916788664_e1db2de7-dc34-4eed-8543-00d4045042fe.webp?v=1773377702","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/deadmans-pool-volume-8-paperback-22","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}