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Devil's Table
- The Isles of Scilly Mysteries: 5
- Narrated by: Stephen Perring
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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Publisher's Summary
'An absolute master of pace, plotting and character' ELLY GRIFFITHS
A MISSING CHILD
St Martin’s is shrouded in bitterly cold fog when Jade Minear and her twin brother, Ethan, are attacked in a field, late at night. Ethan manages to return home but the shocking events of Jade’s disappearance have rendered him mute.
A LONG-HELD GRUDGE
On a small island where there are few places a child can hide, DI Ben Kitto must battle the elements to search for Jade. When his investigation reveals that the Minear family have many enemies on the island, Kitto grows increasingly worried that Jade is in danger.
A KILLER HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT . . .
Meanwhile, someone on the island knows exactly where the girl is. Someone with a deep-seated hatred of Jade's family. To find the truth, Kitto must investigate the lives of the people he has known all of his life. Because one of them is lying – and it isn’t long until a body is found . . .
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
Critic Reviews
"An absolute master of pace, plotting and character." (Elly Griffiths)
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- finnea
- 27-10-2021
Inspiring landscape and dog
i love these "locked island" mysteries, largely because the Scilly island setting is so evocative. The story is engrossing enough and well read -- and yet on reflection, the protagonist Ben Kitto always seems a bit scattergun in his approach, accusing half the population of murder in rapid succession rather than building an inquiry. The idea is that he is a straightforward type, attuned to the ways of the islanders. If he lacks emotional depth and complexity, the atmospheric environment (and the dog, Shadow) more than makes up for his shortcomings.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story1 out of 5 stars
- HUMPHREY MORRISON
- 05-09-2023
FAREWELL BEN KITTO
Awkward use of tense was off putting. The mystery was well developed but the resolution wasn’t believable.
I am not tempted to return to the Scilly Isles.
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