{"product_id":"hangman-island-9781398510340","title":"Hangman Island","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePre-order \u003ci\u003eTHE STALKER\u003c\/i\u003e, a new standalone cat-and-mouse thriller from Kate Rhodes, coming Autumn 2024!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE ISLES OF SCILLY MYSTERIES #7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘An absolute master of pace, plotting and character’\u003cb\u003e ELLY GRIFFITHS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eON A REMOTE ISLAND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When Jez Cardew’s boat is found drifting empty on the Atlantic Ocean, DI Ben Kitto and his fellow lifeboat crew members immediately fear the worst. After an extensive search yields no results, the team are forced to retreat to dry land as darkness sets in.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE OCEAN IS MERCILESS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But Kitto can’t let it go. Why would Jez – an experienced sailor – get into difficulty when the sea has been calm for weeks? Unless his disappearance was no accident.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBUT SO ARE THE PEOPLE . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The gruesome discovery of a hand washed ashore on the beach confirms his hunch. Because a medal is attached to th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR KATE RHODES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ‘Clever, atmospheric and compelling’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWOMAN'S WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Expertly weaves a sense of place and character into a tense and intriguing story’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMETRO\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Rhodes does a superb job of balancing a portrayal of a tiny community oppressed by secrets with an uplifting evocation of setting’ \u003cb\u003eJAKE KERRIDGE, \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY EXPRESS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A vividly realised protagonist whose complex and harrowing history rivals the central crime storyline’ \u003cb\u003eSOPHIE HANNAH, \u003ci\u003eDAILY EXPRESS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Rhodes is a published poet and every one of her sentences sings’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Gripping, clever and impossible to put down . . . The claustrophobia and paranoia of the island are so brilliantly evoked, I could almost feel the tide encroaching as time ran out to find the killer’ \u003cb\u003eERIN KELLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ‘Evocative, immersive, twisty’ \u003cb\u003eSARAH VAUGHAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ‘One of the most absorbing books I’ve read in a long time’ \u003cb\u003eMEL SHERRATT\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47836709716311,"sku":"9781398510340","price":18.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781398510340.jpg?v=1710381197","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hangman-island-9781398510340","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}