DEATH ON HUNSTANTON BEACH

FROM CWA DAGGER AWARD-WINNING JIM KELLY COMES THE FINAL BOOK OF AN ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING CRIME MYSTERY SERIES SET ON THE SWEEPING NORFOLK COAST.Please note this book was previously published as DEATH SHIP.A peaceful summer’s day. Detective Peter Shaw is relaxing outside his wife’s beachfront café, a missing-person file on his knee, when the ground shakes beneath him.A massive blast tears a thirty-foot crater into the sands of Hunstanton Beach. Shaw races to the scene to find five casualties, a mysterious diver’s bag washed ashore, and a beach filled with terrified holidaymakers. At first it looks like a tragic accident.Then a body surfaces. Tied beneath the rotting pylons of the old pier. And Shaw’s missing-person file becomes a murder inquiry.Meanwhile, DS George Valentine is closing in on a killer of his own. An elderly woman accused of handing out poisoned chocolates to strangers at the bus stop is finally in custody. But she won’t say a word about why.Two investigations. A coastal community gripped by fear. And a secret that’s been buried beneath the sands for decades.Because someone has been waiting a lifetime for the tide to uncover the truth.And they’ll kill again before it does. 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 DETECTIVESDI 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 SETTINGNorfolk’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:’Intelligent crime fiction - leaves the reader hungry for more.’ Val McDermid, No. 1 bestselling author’Kelly pens believable characters amid a rich geography and resists the urge to make every event related.’ Publishers Weekly’An original and intelligent crime-solving duo.’ Library Journal’The novels of Jim Kelly are something of a find.’ The New York Times’Intensely atmospheric.’ Literary ReviewREADERS LOVE DEATH ON HUNSTANTON BEACH: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ’I love how all the characters and subplots interweave together to form a complex tapestry of modern crime.’ J. B. H.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ’An atmospheric and compelling mystery.’ Damaskat⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ’An enthralling story where the past infiltrates the present and wreaks havoc.’ Sevenpin