The third instalment in a gripping and atmospheric crime series set on a small island where there is no escape . . .
&;Gripping, clever and impossible to put down' Erin Kelly
Intruders here are bound to die . . .
As the sun sets on a cold November evening, the tiny community of St Agnes prepares for their annual Fifth-of-November festivities. Moments before the fireworks are scheduled to commence, an islander discovers a charred body left on the bonfire, and quickly it becomes clear that a killer is at large.
Ben Kitto is the Deputy Chief of Police for the Scilly Isles, and with a killer on the loose, he has no choice but to forbid all residents from leaving the island. With a population of just eighty people, everyone is a suspect and no one is safe.
When threats start appearing, written in the old Cornish language, Ben suspects that the killer&;s motive is to rid the island of the newcomers who threaten their traditions. With time running out, Ben hurries to discover the secrets of the island&;s peculiar residents, but he knows it&;s only a matter of time before another fire is started . . .
No place to run.
No place to hide.
Praise for Kate Rhodes:
&;Gripping, clever and impossible to put down. I&;ve been a Kate Rhodes fan for years and in Ben Kitto she has created a detective who is just as complex and compelling as Kate&;s elegant plotting and stunning prose. The claustrophobia and paranoia of the island are so brilliant evoked, I could almost feel the tide encroaching as time ran out to find the killer' Erin Kelly
&;Absorbing and complex, Hell Bay kept me guessing until the final pages&; Rachel Abbott
'A vividly realised protagonist whose complex and harrowing history rivals the central crime storyline' Sophie Hannah
'Beautifully written and expertly plotted; this is a masterclass' Guardian
'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' Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express
&;The whole book tingles with tension. I hope it does for the Scilly Isles what Ann Cleeves did for Shetland' Mel McGrath
'I love reading Kate's books in the way I love reading Sophie Hannah &; a poet writing crime fiction is a great thing . . . It is at once a locked-room mystery, a story of the returning hero, and an examination of fear and abuse. It has the air of a twenty-first century Agatha Christie' Julia Crouch
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