{"product_id":"the-mermaids-cry-the-riveting-new-instalment-in-the-isles-of-scilly-mysteries-series","title":"The Mermaid's Cry: The RIVETING NEW instalment in the Isles of Scilly Mysteries series...","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDuring Cornwall's Dark Sky Festival, children begin to disappear, with mermaid charms left behind. Grieving DI Ben Kitto desperately races to stop a killer before his own young son is next. The bestselling, critically acclaimed Isle of Scilly Mysteries series continues...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA KILLER IS WAITING ON CORNWALL'S DARKEST SHORE...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A truly atmospheric series. Every book is pure joy to read' \u003cb\u003eMICHAEL WOOD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Tense and deftly plotted, the pathos fuelling true suspense' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A classy, edge-of-the-seat thriller which will keep you guessing throughout!' \u003cb\u003eB.A. PARIS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An absolute master of pace, plotting and character' \u003cb\u003eELLY GRIFFITHS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e_______\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDI BEN KITTO RETURNS...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COAST IN CELEBRATION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen DI Ben Kitto sees a baby thrown into Penzance harbour, he prays it's a trick of the light. But the threat is real. The child survives - barely - and soon a chilling pattern emerges. As the Dark Sky Festival brings dancers, dreamers and stargazers to Cornwall's coast, children begin to vanish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA KILLER IN THE CROWD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA small mermaid figurine is found beside each scene, echoing the legend of the Mermaid of Zennor, who lured a man to his death beneath the waves. Still reeling from a devastating bereavement and determined to protect his young son, Ben is pulled back into the field and into a deadly investigation. When the killer's messages begin arriving at his home, the threat becomes terrifyingly personal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA FINAL RECKONING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuspicions fall on familiar faces. When the summer solstice approaches, Ben must confront the boundaries of love, loss and obsession. 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