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Deadman's Pool: Volume 8
Paperback
Series: The Isles of Scilly Mysteries
Publisher Price: $16.99
ISBN13: 9781916788664
Publisher: Orenda Books
Published: Mar 3 2026
Pages: 300
Weight: 1.85
Height: 0.88 Width: 5.05 Depth: 7.73
Language: English
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 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 with an uplifting evocation of setting Sunday Express
Dark, intense, and expertly crafted RACHEL ABBOTT
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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.
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Praise for Kate Rhodes
Beautifully written and expertly plotted, this is a masterclass Guardian
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
Rhodes does a superb job of balancing a portrayal of a tiny community oppressed by secrets with an uplifting evocation of setting Sunday Express
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
A twenty-first century Agatha Christie JULIA CROUCH
Chillingly compelling and expertly assembled B. P. WALTER
Terrifying and tense, as unpredictable as it is compelling LESLEY KARA
Kate Rhodes is approaching pole position in the crime writing stakes with her beautifully plotted and elegantly written thrillers Financial Times
Terrifying Crime Monthly
Tense and properly chilling Fabulous Magazine
Clever, atmospheric and compelling Woman's Weekly
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