Pulpit Rock

THE GRIPPINGLOCKED-ISLAND MYSTERY # 4

squo;Clever, atmospheric and compelling, it squo;s another masterclass in plottingosquo;Woman’s Weekly

WITH A KILLER ON THE LOOSE
As the scorching summer sun beats down on St Marynsquo;s in the Isles of Scilly, DI Ben Kitto and his team are training for the annual Swimathon, until they discover a body hanging from Pulpit Rock, dressed in a bridal gown.

ON A TINY ISLAND
An obsessive killer is hunting for female victims. Kitto has no choice but to stop anyone leaving St Maryusquo;s, but soon another woman is attacked.

EVERYONE IS A SUSPECT
The killer must be a trusted member of the community. Kitto.squo;s investigation is being watched closely, the killer always one step ahead, as the next victim is chosen . . .

NO ONE IS SAFE

PRAISE FOR KATE RHODES:

dsquo;Gripping, clever and impossible to put down. I squo;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 Kateesquo;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

hsquo;Absorbing and complex,Hell Baykept me guessinguntil the final pagesosquo;RACHEL ABBOTT

‘A vividly realised protagonistwhose 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 doesa superb job of balancing a portrayal of a tiny community oppressed by secretswith an uplifting evocation of setting’Jake Kerridge,SUNDAY EXPRESS

tsquo;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 booksin the way I love reading Sophie Hannah edash; 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