{"product_id":"the-merchants-house-9780349424774","title":"The Merchants House","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first mystery in the bestselling DI Wesley Peterson crime series set on the windswept Devon coast, by million-copy bestselling author Kate Ellis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A beguiling author who interweaves past and present'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\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'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e__________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDS Wesley Peterson, newly arrived in the West Country town of Tradmouth, has his hands full when a child goes missing and a young woman is brutally murdered on a lonely cliff path. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen his old friend, archaeologist Neil Watson, unearths the skeletons of a woman and a newborn baby in the cellar of an ancient merchant''s house nearby.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs they begin to investigate the murders, Wesley starts to suspect that these deaths, centuries apart, may be linked by age-old motives of jealousy and sexual obsession. And the pressure is on if he is going to prevent a further\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Kate Ellis:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beguiling author who interweaves past and present\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaunting\u003c\/b\u003e * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI loved this book . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea powerful story of loss, malice and deception\u003c\/b\u003e -- Ann Cleeves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe chilling plot will keep you spooked and thrilled to the end\u003c\/b\u003e * Closer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStar author. Unputdownable\u003c\/b\u003e * Bookseller *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor anyone who enjoys a traditional detective story with an intriguing historical twist . . . Ellis is a fine storyteller, weaving the past and present in a way that makes you want to read on\u003c\/b\u003e * Peterborough Evening Telegraph *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864463487319,"sku":"9780349424774","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349424774.jpg?v=1722272067","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-merchants-house-9780349424774","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}