Valley of Death: An addictive and heart-pounding British crime thriller - Paperback

Detective Mike Nash thought that moving back to Yorkshire from London would give him a quieter life. Little did he know . . .

Welcome to Stark Ghyll. A bleak ravine that cuts across the Yorkshire moors like a scar. Folk call this place the Valley of Death. And it's about to live up to its name.

A woman's body is found, waist-deep in the treacherous murk. She's barely cold, but the crows have already taken her eyes.

One look at her ruined face, and Detective Mike Nash realizes: this woman's death was no accident. It was murder.

The marsh has swallowed every trace of her killer. But not the victim's identity.

A positive ID soon follows, but the victim's name only leads to more questions. Longstanding misper Vicky Lambert. Mike's been searching for Vicky for twenty long years.

Ever since the first time she was murdered . . .

Discover the utterly stunning new thriller in Bill Kitson's bestselling series, starring grumpy but loveable Detective Mike Nash.

Fans of J.R. Ellis, L.J. Ross, Angela Marsons, J.D. Kirk, Helen H. Durrant, Joy Ellis or Peter Robinson will devour this breathlessly twisty, action-packed thriller.

READERS LOVE DI MIKE NASH:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Such a gripping read . . . the title . . . gives me shivers.' Mary R., Amazon

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I stayed up until 3.35 a.m. one night because I just could not put it down!' Terry, NetGalley

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Intelligent and complex enough to satisfy the most ardent whodunit fan.' milorambles.com

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'It's all here . . . Will please crime aficionados.' Gazette & Herald

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Hits the ground running and doesn't let up.' Netgalley reader

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Mike Nash is a great creation.' Shotsmag, Ron Ellis

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'An author who . . . knows how to twist the corkscrew.' Scarborough Evening News

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'What a storyteller Kitson is . . . I was hooked from the start. Huge 5 stars from me!' Netgalley reader

MIKE NASH

A highly talented detective, he was a rising star in the Metropolitan Police. Following a particularly gruesome case involving a sadistic serial killer, Nash turns down the chance of promotion and heads back to his native county of Yorkshire. He hopes that returning to his roots will bring peace of mind. However, although the pace of life seems gentler, the crimes prove no less horrific. His skills are tested to the limit by a series of violent crimes that threaten to ruin his plans for a more relaxed lifestyle. Nor is his secret ambition to settle down made any easier by his one weakness, a seemingly unquenchable thirst for female company. That is, until . . . ?

LOCATION

The books are set in a fictional rural North Yorkshire with a scattering of market towns, many small villages and countryside that changes from high moorland with dramatic crags, mountain tarns and sparse vegetation, to the gentler, lush agricultural land lower down the valley that is bisected by the river Helm. The town of Helmsdale is where Mike Nash and his team are based, in a sub-division of their headquarters in the larger town of Netherdale. Further to the west is Bishopton, also part of the hub our detectives cover.