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The Shadow Collector

Kate Ellis

'A beguiling author who interweaves past and present' The Times

Lilith Benley and her mother rumoured to be witches were convicted of the brutal murder of two teenage girls eighteen years ago. Shortly after Lilith is released from prison a young woman is found dead at a farm close to Lilith's old home in South Devon and DI Wesley Peterson is called in to investigate.

As Wesley tries to establish whether Lilith Benley could have killed again archaeologist Neil Watson discovers a gruesome wax doll at a house that once belonged to a woman hanged for witchcraft in the seventeenth century.

Wesley must banish dark shadows of the past and supernatural suspicions in order to bring a dangerous killer to justice - a killer who will stop at nothing to dispense vengeance.

Whether you've read the whole series or are discovering Kate Ellis's DI Wesley Peterson novels for the first time this is the perfect gripping mystery if you love reading Elly Griffiths and Ann Cleeves.

PRAISE FOR KATE ELLIS:

'I loved this novel . . . a powerful story of loss malice and deception' Ann Cleeves

'Haunting' Independent

'Unputdownable' Bookseller

'The chilling plot will keep you spooked and thrilled to the end' Closer

'A gripping read' Best

'A fine storyteller weaving the past and present in a way that makes you want to read on' Peterborough Evening Telegraph

  • Classification : Thriller, Crime & Mystery
  • Pub Date : AUG 7, 2013
  • Imprint : Piatkus
  • Page Extent : 368
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9780749958008
  • Price : INR 699
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Kate Ellis

Kate Ellis was born and brought up in Liverpool and studied drama in Manchester. She is the award-winning author of the DI Wesley Peterson detective novels as well as the Albert Lincoln trilogy and the Joe Plantagenet mysteries.

In 2019 Kate won the CWA Dagger in the Library Award for her crime writing. It was the second time she had been shortlisted for the award and she has also twice been shortlisted for the CWA Short Story Dagger.

Visit her online at: www.kateellis.co.uk

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