The Mermaid's Cry: Volume 9 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781917764322)

During Cornwall's Dark Sky Festival, children begin to disappear, with mermaid charms left behind. Grieving DI Ben Kitto desperately races to stop a killer before his own young son is next. The bestselling, critically acclaimed Isle of Scilly series continues...

'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' Sunday Express

'No one produces more elegantly written work than Rhodes' Financial Times

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DI BEN KITTO RETURNS...

A COAST IN CELEBRATION

When DI Ben Kitto sees a baby thrown into Penzance harbor, he prays it's a trick of the light. But the threat is real. The child survives - barely - and soon a chilling pattern emerges. As the Dark Sky Festival brings dancers, dreamers and stargazers to Cornwall's coast, children begin to vanish.

A KILLER IN THE CROWD

A small mermaid figurine is found beside each scene, echoing the legend of the Mermaid of Zennor, who lured a man to his death beneath the waves. Still reeling from a devastating bereavement and determined to protect his young son, Ben is pulled back into the field and into a deadly investigation. When the killer's messages begin arriving at his home, the threat becomes terrifyingly personal.

A FINAL RECKONING

Suspicions fall on familiar faces. When the summer solstice approaches, Ben must confront the boundaries of love, loss and obsession. In a final, desperate chase along the headland, only his bond with Noah - and the loyalty of his dog, Shadow - can prevent tragedy from repeating itself.

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Praise for Kate Rhodes

"Dark, intense, and expertly crafted" -- RACHEL ABBOTT

"An atmospheric and moving depiction of a tightly knit community in a rugged and often dangerous landscape ... tense and deftly plotted" -- Guardian

"[A] superb series" -- Daily Mail

"A truly absorbing, chilling story" -- People's Friend

"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

"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