The Mermaid's Cry : The RIVETING NEW instalment in the Isles of Scilly Mysteries series. - Kate Rhodes

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 Mysteries series continues.A KILLER IS WAITING ON CORNWALL'S DARKEST SHORE.`A truly atmospheric series. Every book is pure joy to read' MICHAEL WOOD`Tense and deftly plotted, the pathos fuelling true suspense' GUARDIAN`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_______DI BEN KITTO RETURNS.A COAST IN CELEBRATIONWhen DI Ben Kitto sees a baby thrown into Penzance harbour, 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 CROWDA 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 RECKONINGSuspicions 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. ------------------Praise for Kate Rhodes:`A twenty-first-century Agatha Christie' JULIA CROUCH`No one produces more elegantly written work than Rhodes' FINANCIAL TIMES`Evocative, immersive, twisty' SARAH VAUGHAN`Gripping, clever and impossible to put down' ERIN KELLY`Dark, intense, and expertly crafted' RACHEL ABBOTT`[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