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 series continues…

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

Rhodes does a superb job of balancing a portrayal of a tiny community oppressed by secretsSunday Express

No one produces more elegantly written work than RhodesFinancial Times

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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

Dark, intense, and expertly craftedRACHEL ABBOTT

An atmospheric and moving depiction of a tightly knit community in a rugged and often dangerous landscape … tense and deftly plottedGuardian

[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

Evocative, immersive, twistySARAH VAUGHAN

Gripping, clever and impossible to put downERIN KELLY