The Jackal Man

A beguiling author who interweaves past and presentThe Times

A teenage girl is strangled and left for dead on a lonely country lane in Devon. The police are baffled when she describes her attacker as having the head of a dog, but when the body of a woman is found mutilated and wrapped in a sheet, DI Wesley Peterson suspects the killer may be performing an ancient ritual linked to the jackal-headed Egyptian god, Anubis.

Meanwhile, archaeologist Neil Watson has been called to Varley Castle to catalogue the collection of an Edwardian amateur Egyptologist. Neil discovers through his research that Wesleys strange case bears sinister similarities to four murders that took place near Varley Castle in 1903.

As the Jackal Mans identity remains a frustrating enigma, it seems the killer has yet another victim in his sights. Someone close to Wesley himself . . .

Whether youve read the whole series, or are discovering Kate Elliss DI Wesley Peterson novels for the first time, this is the perfect page-turner if you love reading Elly Griffiths and Ann Cleeves.

PRAISE FOR KATE ELLIS:

I loved this novel . . . a powerful story of loss, malice and deceptionAnn Cleeves

HauntingIndependent

UnputdownableBookseller

The chilling plot will keep you spooked and thrilled to the endCloser

A gripping readBest

A fine storyteller, weaving the past and present in a way that makes you want to read onPeterborough Evening Telegraph