When workmen converting former girls' boarding school, Chadleigh Hall, into a luxury hotel discover a skeleton in a sealed room, DI Wesley Peterson and his boss, Gerry Heffernan are called in to investigate. But within minutes they have a second suspicious death on their hands: a team of marine archaeologists working on a nearby shipwreck have dragged a woman's body from the sea. And it becomes clear that her death was no accident.

The dead woman's husband may be linked with a brutal robbery of computer equipment but Wesley soon discovers that the victim had secrets of her own. As he investigates Chadleigh Hall's past and the woman's violent death, both trails lead in surprising directions and matters are further complicated when a man wanted for a murder in London appears on the scene, a man who may know more about Wesley's cases than he admits...

About the Author

Kate Ellis was born and brought up in Liverpool and studied drama in Manchester. She is the award-winning author of the DI Wesley Peterson detective novels, as well as the Albert Lincoln trilogy and the Joe Plantagenet mysteries.

Kate has won the CWA Dagger in the Library Award for her crime writing. She has also twice been shortlisted for the CWA Short Story Dagger and been longlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award.

Visit her online at: www.kateellis.co.uk

Reviews
A beguiling author who interweaves past and present * The Times *
A beguiling author who interweaves past and present * The Times *
Star author. Unputdownable * Bookseller *
Star author. Unputdownable * Bookseller *
A gripping read * Best Magazine *
A gripping read * Best Magazine *
Skilfully interweaves crimes of past and present into a seamless narrative * The Scotsman *
Skilfully interweaves crimes of past and present into a seamless narrative * The Scotsman *
Traditional detective twist with a historical twist - fans will love it * Scotland on Sunday *
Traditional detective twist with a historical twist - fans will love it * Scotland on Sunday *



Book Information
ISBN 9780349418902
Author Kate Ellis
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Piatkus Books
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 268g
Dimensions(mm) 125mm * 198mm * 24mm