Death on East Hills Island: A chilling British crime mystery - Paperback

FROM CWA DAGGER AWARD-WINNING JIM KELLY COMES AN ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING CRIME MYSTERY SERIES SET ON THE SWEEPING NORFOLK COAST.

Please note this book was previously published as DEATH'S DOOR.

A mile out to sea, East Hills is a narrow strip of white sand and shifting dunes. Cut off by treacherous tides and a deadly rip current, it has no inhabitants. The only way to get there is by ferry. Once you're there, you're stranded until it returns. No way on. No way off. And nowhere to hide.

DI Peter Shaw is sealing his house against the winter sea-spray when his phone rings. DS Valentine isn't happy about it - but Forensics want Shaw on a suspicious death in Creake.

Thirty-five-year-old Marianne lies dead in her bed. Pills on the bedside table. Suicide, says Valentine.

But Shaw isn't convinced. The duvet is twisted, the sheet is torn. And on the outside of the bedroom window - a kiss mark on the glass.

Then their investigation uncovers a chilling link to a 20-year-old cold case.

On a hot August day in 1994, a young lifeguard was murdered on the remote sands of East Hills. Seventy-five people were on that beach. One of them was Marianne. One of them was the killer.

Was Marianne murdered because of what she saw that day?

To find the answers, Shaw and Valentine must track down everyone who was at East Hills that fateful day . . . before another witness is silenced.

This unputdownable crime mystery, laced with dark secrets, is perfect for fans of Joy Ellis, Caro Ramsay, Ann Cleeves, Elly Griffiths, LJ Ross or Val McDermid.

MEET THE DETECTIVES

DI Peter Shaw works in the shadow of his late father, a legend of the North Norfolk police force. A recent accident cost him the sight in one eye. Methodical, principled, and forensic to the core, he loathes the slapdash instinct and rule-breaking habits of old-fashioned coppers. Which makes his partner a problem . . .

DS George Valentine is exactly the kind of policeman Shaw can't stand. He trusts gut instinct over procedure, enjoys a drink or three, and smokes like a chimney. What's worse, he was once partner to Shaw's late father.

THE SETTING

Norfolk's coast is flat and exposed, with saltmarsh and sandbank running alongside stretches of black water. Narrow coast roads thread between dykes and creeks, easily disrupted by tide, weather, or a single fallen tree. Inland, King's Lynn is all tight streets and old dockland, its medieval layout still intact while modern crime hides in plain sight. Out here, the landscape shapes every investigation.

Praise for Jim Kelly:

'The novels of Jim Kelly are something of a find.' The New York Times

'Intelligent crime fiction - leaves the reader hungry for more.' Val McDermid, No. 1 bestselling author

'Twists pile on twists in Kelly's superb whodunit.' Publishers Weekly

'Kelly demonstrates his mastery at creating a convoluted puzzle that must be sorted out by even more complicate detectives.' Library Journal

READERS LOVE DEATH ON EAST HILLS ISLAND:

'Jim Kelly is the Edward Seago of mystery writing.' Reggie B.

'Kelly's best yet. Read in three days flat, interrupted only by work and the occasional meal.' J. S.

'The best so far in one of my favourite series.' Lauren