{"product_id":"the-stone-chamber-9780349425719","title":"The Stone Chamber","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A beguiling author who interweaves past and present'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e__________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a summer evening, Robert and Greta Gerdner are shot dead at their home in the Devon countryside.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDI Wesley Peterson suspects the execution-style murders might be linked to Robert''s past police career - until Robert''s name is found on a list of people who''ve been sent tickets anonymously for a tour of Darkhole Grange, a former asylum on Dartmoor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWesley discovers that other names on the list have also died in mysterious circumstances and, as he is drawn into the chilling history of the asylum, he becomes convinced that it holds the key to the case.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen his friend, archaeologist Neil Watson, finds the skeleton of a woman buried in a sealed chamber dating back to the fifteenth century at his nearby dig, Wesley wonders whether there might be a connection between the ancient cell and the tragic events at Darkhole Grange.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the clock tic\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 novel . . . Clever plotting hides a \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003epowerful 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\u003eA 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI absolutely loved this book . . . A perfectly paced crime novel that\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ebeautifully evokes both time and place\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eKate Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ekeeps you guessing all the way through to the final unexpected twist\u003c\/b\u003e -- L. C. Tyler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA splendidly macabre thriller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ewith a very dark heart and a hugely effective twist at the end\u003c\/b\u003e -- Andrew Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFascinating, with a characteristically clever twist\u003c\/b\u003e -- Martin Edwards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eImagine a plot as devious as anything Agatha Christie devised, locate it in a Derbyshire village in 1919 and with writing as close to the pulse as Vera Brittain's \u003ci\u003eTestament of Youth \u003c\/i\u003eand you will have some idea of the extraordinary power of Kate Ellis's new novel\u003c\/b\u003e -- Peter Lovesey\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733676798295,"sku":"9780349425719","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349425719.jpg?v=1720001171","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-stone-chamber-9780349425719","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}