The Mermaid's Cry

During Cornwalls Dark Sky Festival, children begin to disappear, with mermaid charms left behind. Grieving DI Ben Kitto desperately races to stop a killer before his own young son is next. The bestselling, critically acclaimed Isle of Scilly Mysteries series continues…

A truly atmospheric series. Every book is pure joy to readMICHAEL WOOD

Tense and deftly plotted, the pathos fuelling true suspenseGUARDIAN

A classy, edge-of-the-seat thriller which will keep you guessing throughout!B.A. PARIS

An absolute master of pace, plotting and characterELLY GRIFFITHS

The Mermaids Cry is my favourite type of crime novel – atmospheric, beautifully written and steeped in a haunting sense of place. I couldnt turn the pages fast enoughROD REYNOLDS

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DI BEN KITTO RETURNS…

A COAST IN CELEBRATION

When DI Ben Kitto sees a baby thrown into Penzance harbour, he prays its a trick of the light. But the threat is real. The child survives – barely – and soon a chilling pattern emerges. As the Dark Sky Festival brings dancers, dreamers and stargazers to Cornwalls coast, children begin to vanish.

A KILLER IN THE CROWD

A small mermaid figurine is found beside each scene, echoing the legend of the Mermaid of Zennor, who lured a man to his death beneath the waves. Still reeling from a devastating bereavement and determined to protect his young son, Ben is pulled back into the field and into a deadly investigation. When the killers messages begin arriving at his home, the threat becomes terrifyingly personal.

A FINAL RECKONING

Suspicions fall on familiar faces. When the summer solstice approaches, Ben must confront the boundaries of love, loss and obsession. In a final, desperate chase along the headland, only his bond with Noah – and the loyalty of his dog, Shadow – can prevent tragedy from repeating itself.

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Praise for Kate Rhodes:

A twenty-first-century Agatha ChristieJULIA CROUCH

No one produces more elegantly written work than RhodesFINANCIAL TIMES

Evocative, immersive, twistySARAH VAUGHAN

Gripping, clever and impossible to put downERIN KELLY

Dark, intense, and expertly craftedRACHEL ABBOTT

[A] superb seriesDAILY MAIL

A truly absorbing, chilling storyPEOPLES FRIEND

Kate Rhodes directs her cast of suspects with consummate skill, keeping us guessing right to the heartbreaking endLOUISE CANDLISH

A vividly realised protagonist whose complex and harrowing history rivals the central crime storylineSOPHIE HANNAH

Expertly weaves a sense of place and character into a tense and intriguing storyMETRO

The whole book tingles with tension. I hope it does for the Scilly Isles what Ann Cleeves did for ShetlandMEL MCGRATH