When Ben Kitto discovers the body of a young woman, buried near the ruins of an old isolation hospital on the island of St Helen’s, he is convinced the killer is hiding in plain sight and determined to take more lives. The breathtaking, gripping new instalment in the Isles of Scilly Mysteries seriesA classy, edge-of-the-seat thriller which will keep you guessing throughout!B.A. PARISAn absolute master of pace, plotting and characterELLY GRIFFITHSRhodes does a superb job of balancing a portrayal of a tiny community oppressed by secrets with an uplifting evocation of settingSunday ExpressNo one produces more elegantly written work than Rhodes and this eighth instalment in her Isles of Scilly Mysteries series has the same acute sense of place as any of its predecessors, with Kitto as richly characterised a protagonist as ever’Financial TimesDI BEN KITTO RETURNSA SACRED ISLANDWinter storms lash the Isles of Scilly, when DI Ben Kitto ferries the islands priest to St Helens. Father Michael intends to live as a pilgrim in the ruins of an ancient church on the uninhabited island, but an ugly secret is buried among the rocks. Digging frantically in the sand, Bens dog, Shadow, unearths the emaciated remains of a young woman.A SHOCKING MURDERThe discovery chills Ben to the core. The victim is Vietnamese, with no clear link to the community and her killer has made sure that no one will find her easily.A KILLER ON THE LOOSEThe storm intensifies as the investigation gathers pace. Soon Scilly is cut off by bad weather, with no help available from the mainland. Ben is certain the killer is hiding in plain sight. He knows they are waiting to kill again and at unimaginable cost.____Dark, intense, and expertly craftedRACHEL ABBOTTAn atmospheric and moving depiction of a tightly knit community in a rugged and often dangerous landscape,Deadmans Poolis tense and deftly plotted, the pathos fuelling true suspense’GuardianIts always a bonus when a story gives a psychological insight into a place as well as the minds of the characters. In this case its the slightly claustrophobic intensity of the Isles of Scilly that is expertly revealed through the eyes of DI Ben Kitto in the latest of this superb seriesDaily MailWritten with all Kate Rhodes trademark atmosphere and intrigue, this thriller keeps the reader guessing right to the end in a truly absorbing, chilling storyPeoples Friend’Poet and novelist Rhodes has always been an elegant writer and that remains the case with this new novel. Its moody and suspenseful and poignant but ultimately hopeful. Like Ann Cleeves, with Shetland and her Jimmy Perez character’Crime Fiction LoverPraise for Kate RhodesKate Rhodes directs her cast of suspects with consummate skill, keeping us guessing right to the heartbreaking endLOUISE CANDLISHA vividly realised protagonist whose complex and harrowing history rivals the central crime storylineSOPHIE HANNAHExpertly weaves a sense of place and character into a tense and intriguing storyMETRORhodes does a superb job of balancing a portrayal of a tiny community oppressed by secrets with an uplifting evocation of settingSunday ExpressThe whole book tingles with tension. I hope it does for the Scilly Isles what Ann Cleeves did for Shetland’MEL MCGRATHEvocative, immersive, twistySARAH VAUGHANGripping, clever and impossible to put down’ERIN KELLYBeautifully written and expertly plotted, this is a masterclassGuardianA twenty-first century Agatha Christie’JULIA CROUCHChillingly compelling and expertly assembledB. P. WALTERTerrifying and tense, as unpredictable as it is compelling’LESLEY KARAKate Rhodes is approaching pole position in the crime writing stakes with her beautifully plotted and elegantly written thrillersFinancial TimesTerrifyingCrime Monthly’Tense and properly chillingFabulous MagazineClever, atmospheric and compellingWomans Weekly