{"product_id":"9781471166020-burnt-island","title":"Burnt Island","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eHELL BAY\u003c\/i\u003e comes the third instalment in the dark and gripping crime series set on the Scilly Isles. Perfect for fans of Peter May, \u003ci\u003eBroadchurch \u003c\/i\u003eand Ann Cleeves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE ISLES OF SCILLY MYSTERIES #3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Gripping, clever and impossible to put down'\u003cb\u003e ERIN KELLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘An absolute master of pace, plotting and character’ \u003cb\u003eELLY GRIFFITHS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRUDERS HERE ARE BOUND TO DIE .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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 .\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo place to run.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo place to hide.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR KATE RHODES:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘In \u003ci\u003eBurnt Island,\u003c\/i\u003e Kate Rhodes' portrayals of island life are vivid; her landscapes deftly sketched. \u003cb\u003eA tense thriller with pitch-perfect pace\u003c\/b\u003e – I devoured it!’ \u003cb\u003eISABEL ASHDOWN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘\u003cb\u003eGripping, clever and impossible to put down\u003c\/b\u003e. 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' \u003cb\u003eERIN KELLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Absorbing and complex, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHell Bay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e kept me guessing\u003c\/b\u003e until the final pages’ \u003cb\u003eRACHEL ABBOTT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eA vividly realised protagonist\u003c\/b\u003e whose complex and harrowing history rivals the central crime storyline' \u003cb\u003eSOPHIE HANNAH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Beautifully written and expertly plotted; this is a masterclass' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Expertly weaves a sense of place and character into a tense and intriguing story' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMETRO\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Rhodes does \u003cb\u003ea superb job of balancing a portrayal of a tiny community oppressed by secrets\u003c\/b\u003e with an uplifting evocation of setting' \u003cb\u003eJake Kerridge,\u003ci\u003e SUNDAY EXPRESS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘\u003cb\u003eThe whole book tingles with tension\u003c\/b\u003e. I hope it does for the Scilly Isles what Ann Cleeves did for Shetland' \u003cb\u003eMEL MCGRATH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eI love reading Kate's books \u003c\/b\u003ein 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.\u003cb\u003e It has the air of a twenty-first century Agatha Christie\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cb\u003e JULIA CROUCH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535935611254,"sku":"9781471166020","price":6.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31787589.jpg?v=1774283484","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471166020-burnt-island","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}