Little Marcus Fallbrook was kidnapped in 1976 and when he never returned home, his grieving family assumed the worst. Then, thirty years later, teenage singing star Leah Wakefield disappears and DI Wesley Peterson has reason to suspect that the same kidnapper is responsible. And another abductor is at work in the area - a man who tricks blonde women into a bogus taxi and cuts off their hair. Has Leah fallen prey to the man the newspapers call 'The Barber' or has she suffered a more sinister fate? But then Marcus Fallbrook returns from the dead. And when DNA evidence confirms his identity, the investigation takes a new twist. Meanwhile, archaeologist, Neil Watson's gruesome task of exhuming the dead from a local churchyard yields a mystery of its own when a coffin is found to contain one corpse too many - a corpse that may be linked to a strange religious sect dating back to Regency times. Wesley has his hands full elsewhere - slowly, Marcus Fallbrook begins to recover memories that Wesley hopes will lead him to cunning and dangerous murderer. But he is about to discover that the past can be a very dangerous place indeed.
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** 'Kate Ellis skilfully weaves crimes of past and present into a seamless narrative The plotting is intricate and the finale totally unexpected. An agreeable mystery. (SCOTSMAN )
** 'A gripping read. (BEST )
** 'A beguiling author who interweaves past and present. Like its predecessor the book works well on both levels. (THE TIMES )
** 'A well-written book which kept my on the edge of my seat...a real page-turner. (YOURS )
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** 'A beguiling author who interweaves past and present. Like its predecessor the book works well on both levels. (THE TIMES )
** 'A well-written book which kept my on the edge of my seat...a real page-turner. (YOURS )
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The 11th book in Kate Ellis' Wesley Peterson Series.
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By Jane Baker
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This was my fifth Kate Ellis Wesley Peterson novel and surpasses the others which are all very good. I wish there were 6 stars to give. An amazing plot which she crafts brilliantly and peppers with twists and turns which stun the reader. Her simultaneous development of a Regency story which heads each chapter I think is the best yet. How she works them to mirror each other is utterly brilliant. Wesley Peterson grows and grows and it's good to see him happier with Pam who has had a scare which has turned her from her embittered former personality into a woman who now appreciates her husband. Neil Watson grows too though he seems to want to present himself as a one-dimensional character. Rachel is moving into dangerous territory in her love-life and isn't happy yet in her newly found surroundings away from her family. It's full of plot and rich characters this novel. Superb.
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By Rachel Smith
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Great. Brilliant plot. One of the best in the series so far. I'm glad to see Kate Ellis is bringing out a new series next year, but I hope it doesn't mean Wesley's going to retire.
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Archaeologist Neil Watson is busy moving graves from one part of a churchyard to another in return for the opportunity of conducting an excavation to see if there was an earlier church on the site. One of the coffins from the early nineteenth century disintegrates revealing two skeletons. Neil has his work cut out to discover who the second skeleton belonged to and naturally his researches provide useful information for his friend Wesley Peterson in his investigations of current and not so current crimes.
Wesley and his boss, Gerry, are kept busy trying to find a criminal nicknamed The Barber who masquerades as a taxi driver and cuts off the hair of his female passengers. Then the victim of a kidnapping thirty years ago apparently returns from the dead and a young pop singer is kidnapped and held for ransom.
Plenty of crimes for Wesley to get his teeth into and fortunately his wife, Pam, is being very understanding about his frequent absences from home. I enjoyed this complex mystery with its many twists and turns both modern and historical. The characters are well drawn especially the families of the modern kidnap victim and the one from thirty years ago.
It is good to see Gerry's new relationship developing - even if he doesn't want to tell his daughter about it. This series can be read out of order but it is good to be able to follow the way the regular characters develop if the series is read in order of publication.
Wesley and his boss, Gerry, are kept busy trying to find a criminal nicknamed The Barber who masquerades as a taxi driver and cuts off the hair of his female passengers. Then the victim of a kidnapping thirty years ago apparently returns from the dead and a young pop singer is kidnapped and held for ransom.
Plenty of crimes for Wesley to get his teeth into and fortunately his wife, Pam, is being very understanding about his frequent absences from home. I enjoyed this complex mystery with its many twists and turns both modern and historical. The characters are well drawn especially the families of the modern kidnap victim and the one from thirty years ago.
It is good to see Gerry's new relationship developing - even if he doesn't want to tell his daughter about it. This series can be read out of order but it is good to be able to follow the way the regular characters develop if the series is read in order of publication.
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A good read.
Thoroughly enjoyed this instalment of the Wesley Peterson series. Good plot and subplots, also a good narrative concerning the Devon area, the ways of the local people and a bit of... Read more
Published 11 days ago by Jacqueline McCoy
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Another triumph
The storyline was again a mixture of the past and present. The plot was quite intriguing and it was difficult to determine who dun it.
Published 29 days ago by aurora
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excellent book
I have now read all wesley peterson books and would recomment them to anybody who would like a good read.
Published 4 months ago by amber
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Good Book
Very enjoyable book. Set in South Devon this series of crime fighting novels are very enjoyable, following the investigations of 2 policemen fighting crime on the streets of Devon
Published 19 months ago by Horatio
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Enjoyable crime proceedural
I enjoy Kate Ellis books. I get a bit annoyed at Tradmouth not Dartmouth and Ebory not York, but apart from that the characters are well written and likeable. Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2011 by K. Gibson
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