The Jackal Man: A Wesley Peterson Murder Mystery (Wesley Peterson Murder Mysteries)

The Jackal Man: A Wesley Peterson Murder Mystery (Wesley Peterson Murder Mysteries)

by KateEllis (Author)

Synopsis

When a teenage girl is strangled and left for dead on a lonely country lane, by an attacker she describes has having the head of a dog, the police are baffled. But when the body of another young woman is found mutilated and wrapped in a white linen sheet, DI Wesley Peterson suspects that the killer is performing an ancient ritual linked to Anubis, the jackal-headed Egyptian god of death and mummification. Meanwhile, archaeologist Neil Watson has been called to Varley Castle to catalogue the collection of Edwardian amateur Egyptologist, Sir Frederick Varley. However, as his research progresses, Neil discovers that Wesley's strange murder case bears sinister similarities to four murders that took place near Varley Castle in 1903 - murders said to have been committed by Sir Frederick's son. As the Jackal Man's identity remains a frustrating enigma, it seems that the killer has yet another victim in mind. A victim close to Wesley Peterson himself ...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Published: 04 Aug 2011

ISBN 10: 0749955937
ISBN 13: 9780749955939
Book Overview: * National reviews anticipated * www.piatkus.co.uk * The new PB * Interview in the MAIL (travel piece) will run on publication. * Review coverage. * A lot of reviews are very complimentary. Send to all crime reviewers.

Media Reviews
An exciting blend of historical and present-day police procedural . . . Peterson's skill and intuition make this is an involving, adventurous, nicely detailed work for all collections. Library Journal on The Merchant's House
Capable plotting, an absorbing story line, and a cast of appealing characters make this fifth entry in the Peterson series a good choice for British procedural fans. Booklist on The Bone Garden
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 MAIDEN, was nominated for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year in 2005.