{"product_id":"coffin-island-1","title":"Coffin Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMillion-copy bestselling author Kate Ellis returns with the gripping new book in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A beguiling author who interweaves past and present'' \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite many years living in South Devon, DI Wesley Peterson has never visited the tiny island of St Rumon''s. That is until erosion from a storm reveals three bodies buried outside the local churchyard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo are ancient skeletons, but one is far more recent, and Wesley realises he has uncovered a case of murder. But whose remains are they? And who killed them?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe island has only a small number of inhabitants. Yet one resident keeps cropping up in Wesley''s investigation: the author and self-styled academic, Quentin Search.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile Wesley''s friend, archaeologist Neil Watson, becomes fascinated by the remains of the island''s old priory. His discovery of a journal, written by a sixteenth century cleric, reveals an eerie tale of strange rituals and disturbing deaths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Wesley begins to wonder whether the past might be repeating itself, another murder occurs . . . There is a calculated killer on the island - one whose grip is as deadly as the rising tide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhether you''ve read the whole series, or are discovering Kate Ellis''s DI Wesley Peterson novels for the first time, this is the perfect page-turner if you love reading Ann Cleeves and Elly Griffiths.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Kate Ellis . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Clever plotting hides a powerful story of loss, malice and deception'' \u003cb\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Haunting'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndependent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The chilling plot will keep you spooked and thrilled to the end\u003cb\u003e'' \u003ci\u003eCloser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Unputdownable''\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBookseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A fine storyteller, weaving the past and present in a way that makes you want to read on'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeterborough Evening Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57313347338622,"sku":"NW9780349433189","price":9.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780349433189.jpg?v=1778514919","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/coffin-island-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}