The Blood Pit: Number 12 in series (Wesley Peterson)

The Blood Pit: Number 12 in series (Wesley Peterson)

by KateEllis (Author)

Synopsis

DI Wesley Peterson is called to an unusual crime scene. The victim, Charles Marrick, has been murdered, his body drained of blood. Described by those who knew him as 'evil', it seems that Wesley isn't going to have any shortage of suspects. But when a popular local vet is murdered in an identical fashion, Wesley wonders what the two men could possibly have in common.Meanwhile Wesley's archaeologist friend Neil Watson is alarmed when he starts getting disturbing anonymous letters writing in gory detail about macabre events at a medieval abbey. Neil fears that his letters are being sent by the killer Wesley is looking for. However, Wesley's investigation takes an unexpected twist when a third body is discovered many miles away.And Wesley has the additional problem of a skeleton found in nearby woodland, possibly that of a sex offender who disappeared twenty years before.Could there be a connection between all these deaths and Neil's letters?And could Neil himself be in danger?As the sinister truth unfolds, both Wesley and Neil are forced to face tragedy and shocking revelations?and a killer who bears the scars of past sins.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Published: 27 Mar 2008

ISBN 10: 074990853X
ISBN 13: 9780749908539

Media Reviews
A beguiling author who interweaves past and present * The Times *
Star author. Unputdownable * Bookseller *
A gripping read * Best Magazine *
Skilfully weaves crimes of past and present into a seamless narrative -- Gerald Kaufman * The Scotsman *
Traditional detective fiction with a historical twist - fans will love it * Scotland on Sunday *
Author Bio
Kate Ellis was born in Liverpool and studied drama in Manchester. Kate has twice been nominated for the Crime Writers' Association Short Story Dagger and the noveL, THE PLAGUE MAIDED, was nominated for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year in 2005.