Tangled Web UK Review April 2008
The Blood Pit by
Kate Ellis
hbk out March 08
Published by Piatkus
at £19.99
The latest entry in the Wesley Peterson series by this very reliable author is arguably the best yet. Once again, there is dirty work afoot in Tradmouth (a fictionalised Dartmouth.) A serial killer’s first victim is a highly unpleasant individual, but the next man to die is much more agreeable. There is evidently a link between them - but what can it be? Meanwhile, Wesley’s archaeologist friend Neil Watson (are all the best sidekicks called Watson?) receives a string of disturbing messages about gruesome events of the past. All the familiar ingredients of an Ellis novel are here: complex plotting, a love of history and a cast of characters that is distinctive yet memorable. Complicated story-lines are worked out with considerable skill and the result is a first rate example of the traditional mystery brought up to date. A thoroughly enjoyable piece of work.
(
Martin Edwards
- author of the highly acclaimed Harry Devlin Mysteries)
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