{"product_id":"mermaids-cry","title":"Mermaid's Cry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDuring 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 the Isles of Scilly Mysteries series continues…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A classy, edge-of-the-seat thriller which will keep you guessing throughout!’ \u003cb\u003eB.A. PARIS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘An absolute master of pace, plotting and character’\u003cb\u003e ELLY GRIFFITHS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Rhodes does a superb job of balancing a portrayal of a tiny community oppressed by secrets’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Express \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003c\/b\u003eNo one produces more elegantly written work than Rhodes' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e _______\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDI BEN KITTO RETURNS…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COAST IN CELEBRATION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen DI Ben Kitto sees a baby thrown into Penzance harbour, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA KILLER IN THE CROWD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA FINAL RECKONING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuspicions 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e––––––––––––––––––\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Kate Rhodes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Dark, intense, and expertly crafted' \u003cb\u003eRACHEL ABBOTT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An atmospheric and moving depiction of a tightly knit community in a rugged and often dangerous landscape … tense and deftly plotted' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[A] superb series' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A truly absorbing, chilling story' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeople's Friend\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Kate Rhodes directs her cast of suspects with consummate skill, keeping us guessing right to the heartbreaking end' \u003cb\u003eLOUISE CANDLISH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A vividly realised protagonist whose complex and harrowing history rivals the central crime storyline' \u003cb\u003eSOPHIE HANNAH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Expertly weaves a sense of place and character into a tense and intriguing story' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMETRO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The whole book tingles with tension. I hope it does for the Scilly Isles what Ann Cleeves did for Shetland' \u003cb\u003eMEL MCGRATH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Evocative, immersive, twisty' \u003cb\u003eSARAH VAUGHAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gripping, clever and impossible to put down' \u003cb\u003eERIN KELLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orenda Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57258235199832,"sku":"9781917764322","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781917764322.jpg?v=1780447519","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/mermaids-cry","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}