The Mechanical Devil by Kate Ellis - ISBN: 9780349413136
Hardcover
Ancient mystery, modern murder: can one detective solve them all?

The Mechanical Devil

Book 22 in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series

$67.70

  • Hardcover

    384 pages

  • Release Date

    30 January 2018

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Summary

‘One of the finest murder mystery series out there’

When archaeologist Neil Watson unearths a long-buried mechanical figure in a Dartmoor field, he is determined to discover the truth behind the bizarre find.

Soon, however, the sleepy village becomes the focus of press attention for another reason when two people with no apparent connection to each other are found shot dead in nearby Manor Field, seemingly victims of an execution-style double murder.

D…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349413136
ISBN-10:0349413134
Author:Kate Ellis
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Piatkus Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:30 January 2018
Weight:516g
Dimensions:145mm x 224mm x 34mm
Series:DI Wesley Peterson
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Critics Review

A beguiling author who interweaves past and present

A beguiling author who interweaves past and present - The Times

Star author. Unputdownable - Bookseller

Kate Ellis skilfully weaves crimes of past and present into a seamless narrative…The plotting is intricate and the finale totally unexpected - Bookseller

The chilling plot will keep you spooked and thrilled to the end - Closer

Well worth a read for anyone who enjoys a traditional detective story with an intriguing historical twist … Ellis is a fine storyteller, weaving the past and present in a way that makes you want to read on - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

About The Author

Kate Ellis

Kate Ellis was born and brought up in Liverpool and studied drama in Manchester. She is the award-winning author of the DI Wesley Peterson detective novels, as well as the Albert Lincoln trilogy and the Joe Plantagenet mysteries.

Kate has won the CWA Dagger in the Library Award for her crime writing. She has also twice been shortlisted for the CWA Short Story Dagger and been longlisted for the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award.

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