A detective duo with a difference...

Professional medium turned detective Claire, her best friend Sophie (a 17-year-old ghost) and their pals are enjoying a much-needed cheap holiday in an unfinished hotel on Spike Island off the West Coast of Ireland. Claire is flattered to be asked by the local ghost of a pirate captain to investigate the theft of treasure from the shipwreck that stranded him there several hundred years ago.

But just when she thinks she is closing in on the culprit, a murder takes place, and Claire and her friends quickly become the chief suspects. Can they recover the treasure, solve the murder and clear their names before all is lost?

About the Author

Alice Bell grew up in South West England, in the sort of middle-of-nowhere where teenagers spend their weekends drinking Smirnoff Ice in a field that also has at least one horse in it.

She is the deputy editor of Rock Paper Shotgun, a popular PC gaming website, and in 2019 she was named one of the 100 most influential women in the UK games industry.

After spending several years in London, Alice now lives in Cork in Ireland. She has probably read more detective fiction and watched more episodes of Midsomer Murders than you. Displeasure Island is her second novel.

Reviews
Fast, funny and furious, this book has bags of humour, bags of heart and a proper murder mystery at its core... Bell is one to watch. * Janice Hallett on Grave Expectations *
A delicious mashup of grisly murder, country house and semi-helpful ghosts... it's a lot of fun. * Stuart MacBride on Grave Expectations *
Read this fabulous book - you will not regret it. * Ben Aaronovitch on Grave Expectations *
Knives Out vibes with added ghosts. Fresh, funny and hugely enjoyable * Catherine Ryan Howard on Grave Expectations *
Funny, fast, sharp, original, and addictive * Andrea Mara on Grave Expectations *



Book Information
ISBN 9781838958435
Author Alice Bell
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint Corvus
Publisher Atlantic Books