Dead End

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Product details

  • ISBN 9781835982914
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 26 Jun 2025
  • Publisher: Canelo
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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A family destroyed by a legacy of lies

When the elderly Earl of Lowesdale is found hanging from the rafters at Wasdale Hall, it's assumed he ended his own life. But the coroner finds signs of foul play and DI Kelly Porter unpicks a tangled story of privilege and deceit.

Meanwhile, two young female hikers go missing around the Lakes and an urgent search begins. As links appear to other unsolved disappearances, Kelly and her team are in a race against time. Soon both investigations, and Kelly's own family secrets, lead back to Wasdale Hall and a shocking truth

Don't miss this gripping crime thriller from million copy bestseller Rachel Lynch. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons and Patricia Gibney.

Praise for Dead End

'Masterful... DI Kelly Porter raises the bar for the rest of us' Paul Gitsham

'A very talented crime writer who knows just how to keep her audience glued to every word!' Reader review

'It's hard to describe how much I loved this book' Reader review

'I am just as crazy about the last book as the first' Reader review

'This is a book that will make you lose time as it's a "just one more chapter" read.' Reader review

'A tense, atmospheric book with a great setting and characters. A series which just keeps getting better' Reader review

Rachel Lynch is a million-copy bestselling author of crime fiction, best known for her gripping DI Kelly Porter series as well as several standalones and the Major Helen Scott military police thrillers. Born and raised in Cumbria, the haunting beauty of the Lake District seeps into every story she tells. After teaching history in London and living across the globe as an army wife, Rachel eventually returned to her greatest passion: writing. Travel and the shared human experience comprise the fabric of her work. She explores the darkest corners of humanity with empathy and edge, weaving gritty realism with unforgettable characters. Alongside multiple standalone novels, she now brings her stories to life in a whole new way, through her podcast The Killer Storyteller: A Podcast with Rachel Lynch, where she unpacks every twist and turn, book by book.