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DI Ben Kitto #2
Mörkrets grotta
Kriminalkommissarie Ben Kitto har nu blivit polischef på Scillyöarna utanför Cornwall. Men medan öns stränder flockas av sommarturister känner Ben att han börjar sakna spänningen och stressen på polisstationen i London där han tidigare jobbade.
När en kropp hittas i en av öns grottor inser han dock att mord inte är något som bara sker i storstäder. Och ön Tresco visar sig snart bära på hemligheter lika mörka och ogenomträngliga som vattnet som omger den …
Mörkrets grotta är den andra delen i Kate Rhodes populära serie om Ben Kitto. Den första, Dödens vik, hamnade på ljudbokstoppen när den släpptes 2023 och tipsades också om i Go’Kväll!
När en kropp hittas i en av öns grottor inser han dock att mord inte är något som bara sker i storstäder. Och ön Tresco visar sig snart bära på hemligheter lika mörka och ogenomträngliga som vattnet som omger den …
Mörkrets grotta är den andra delen i Kate Rhodes populära serie om Ben Kitto. Den första, Dödens vik, hamnade på ljudbokstoppen när den släpptes 2023 och tipsades också om i Go’Kväll!
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Kate Rhodes
37 books352 followersKate Rhodes is a bestselling UK crime writer. Her latest books are the acclaimed ISLES OF SCILLY MYSTERIES, which have been optioned for TV. Kate has been nominated for the Crime Novel of the Year award and a Library Dagger.
Kate did many different jobs including working as a theatre usherette, a cocktail waitress, and an English tutor at a liberal arts college in Florida. She was born in London but now lives in Cambridge with her husband Dave, and works part-time at Cambridge University, as a creative writing fellow.
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Kate did many different jobs including working as a theatre usherette, a cocktail waitress, and an English tutor at a liberal arts college in Florida. She was born in London but now lives in Cambridge with her husband Dave, and works part-time at Cambridge University, as a creative writing fellow.
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February 17, 2019
My thanks to www.shotsmag.co.uk who kindly supplied me with a paperback copy of Ruin Beach in exchange for an honest review.
Deputy Chief of Police DI Ben Kitto, has returned to his childhood home on the Scilly Isles. After the excitement of his last posting within the London Metropolitan Police murder investigation team, he wonders how he will cope with the tranquillity of island life.
Ben need not worry as a local diver Jude Trellon is found murdered; her body chained to a rock at Piper’s Hole (one of the many treacherous caves around the islands).
In this beautiful but claustrophobic community, it’s hard to believe that one of their own is a murderer; as everyone knows everyone else, and though that doesn’t guarantee that they all get along - Ben knows these people well, and he can’t imagine that any of them would resort to murder.
As he investigates, he finds little in the way of clues, as the seawater has eliminated any possibility of DNA. His investigation is also hampered by his boss DCI Madron, who not only appears to rule by fear and bullying, but also shows reluctance in allowing Ben to use his own initiative. With Ben’s crucial performance review in the offing, Madron is happy to use this as a form of intimidation. Ben does however find an ally in Shadow, a beautiful sleek, grey wolfhound - this isn’t a dog that he chose to adopt, on the contrary he finds him rather irritating - but Shadow was thrust upon him by an old work partner, so he just has to make the best of it - however, he will have very good reason to be thankful that he has Shadow in his life, before the conclusion of this complex, yet compelling case.
Ben makes an engaging and convincing protagonist throughout, as he methodically works his way through a list of suspects. The location of the rugged, but beautiful and atmospheric Scilly Isles already makes Ruin Beach stand out, but author Kate Rhodes has lifted it to even greater heights with a narrative that makes excellent use of misdirection, propelling the reader ever onwards, and she had me guessing ‘whodunnit’ right up to its exciting and unexpected conclusion.
Highly recommended.
Deputy Chief of Police DI Ben Kitto, has returned to his childhood home on the Scilly Isles. After the excitement of his last posting within the London Metropolitan Police murder investigation team, he wonders how he will cope with the tranquillity of island life.
Ben need not worry as a local diver Jude Trellon is found murdered; her body chained to a rock at Piper’s Hole (one of the many treacherous caves around the islands).
In this beautiful but claustrophobic community, it’s hard to believe that one of their own is a murderer; as everyone knows everyone else, and though that doesn’t guarantee that they all get along - Ben knows these people well, and he can’t imagine that any of them would resort to murder.
As he investigates, he finds little in the way of clues, as the seawater has eliminated any possibility of DNA. His investigation is also hampered by his boss DCI Madron, who not only appears to rule by fear and bullying, but also shows reluctance in allowing Ben to use his own initiative. With Ben’s crucial performance review in the offing, Madron is happy to use this as a form of intimidation. Ben does however find an ally in Shadow, a beautiful sleek, grey wolfhound - this isn’t a dog that he chose to adopt, on the contrary he finds him rather irritating - but Shadow was thrust upon him by an old work partner, so he just has to make the best of it - however, he will have very good reason to be thankful that he has Shadow in his life, before the conclusion of this complex, yet compelling case.
Ben makes an engaging and convincing protagonist throughout, as he methodically works his way through a list of suspects. The location of the rugged, but beautiful and atmospheric Scilly Isles already makes Ruin Beach stand out, but author Kate Rhodes has lifted it to even greater heights with a narrative that makes excellent use of misdirection, propelling the reader ever onwards, and she had me guessing ‘whodunnit’ right up to its exciting and unexpected conclusion.
Highly recommended.
January 28, 2019
Kate Rhodes returns us to the stunning location of the Scilly Isles, surrounded by dark, murky and dangerous waters. In this, the follow up to the great Hell Bay, DI Ben Kitto has settled back home and installed as the Deputy Police Chief, becoming accustomed to a dog he is not sure he ever wanted, the wolfhound, Shadow. He is yearning to have a relationship with Zoe Morrow, although she is seeking to experience the big wide world after a life time of island living. Ben finds himself on the scene when a body is recovered off the rocks of Tresco. What seems to be a tragic accident turns out to be murder. The dead woman is the highly experienced charismatic diver, Jude Trellon, well known throughout the islands for her risk taking diving exploits. Jude is in a relationship with Swedish marine researcher, the reclusive Ivar, with whom she has a young daughter, Frida.
In the small enclosed community, her death sends reverberating shockwaves as it soon sinks in that they are harbouring a murderer. Ben is determined to find the killer, although his job is hampered by the risk averse DCI Alan Madron, his boss, a controlling figure who has Ben's fate in his hands as his probation period nears its end with a critical upcoming performance review. Whilst Ben is short on leads and evidence, with the sea washing away any clues, as the investigation proceeds, a host of suspects emerge, from Jude's volatile and aggressive brother, Shane, to a downright unpleasant academic marine archaeologist obsessed by shipwrecks. The Scilly Islands are inundated with a huge number of shipwrecks from the long gone past, and no-one has been able to document just how many there are or where, although myth and rumour abound. Jude, it appears, had been interested in the wrecks, and it seems her diving adventures might be the reason she was killed, and she is not the first person to be murdered. Moreover, the killer has others in his sights, will Ben find the murderer before others die?
One of the highlights of this series for me is the way Kate Rhodes brings the Scilly Isles to vibrant life with her detailed and rich descriptions, from the unforgiving and unsettling seas to the nature of small town island communities, and their hostility to outsiders. It takes time to get to know and understand the islanders, they are unforthcoming with information but will turn out to help and support when other need it. This is a brilliant read, so very atmospheric, packed full of drama, unexpected twists, and with plenty of suspense and tension. I like the character of the central protagonist, Ben Kitto with his traumatic past in the London police, but who is now making a new life for himself as a Scilly Isles cop, and taking to it like a duck to water. I look forward to the next in the series with great anticipation. Many thanks to Simon and Schuster for an ARC.
In the small enclosed community, her death sends reverberating shockwaves as it soon sinks in that they are harbouring a murderer. Ben is determined to find the killer, although his job is hampered by the risk averse DCI Alan Madron, his boss, a controlling figure who has Ben's fate in his hands as his probation period nears its end with a critical upcoming performance review. Whilst Ben is short on leads and evidence, with the sea washing away any clues, as the investigation proceeds, a host of suspects emerge, from Jude's volatile and aggressive brother, Shane, to a downright unpleasant academic marine archaeologist obsessed by shipwrecks. The Scilly Islands are inundated with a huge number of shipwrecks from the long gone past, and no-one has been able to document just how many there are or where, although myth and rumour abound. Jude, it appears, had been interested in the wrecks, and it seems her diving adventures might be the reason she was killed, and she is not the first person to be murdered. Moreover, the killer has others in his sights, will Ben find the murderer before others die?
One of the highlights of this series for me is the way Kate Rhodes brings the Scilly Isles to vibrant life with her detailed and rich descriptions, from the unforgiving and unsettling seas to the nature of small town island communities, and their hostility to outsiders. It takes time to get to know and understand the islanders, they are unforthcoming with information but will turn out to help and support when other need it. This is a brilliant read, so very atmospheric, packed full of drama, unexpected twists, and with plenty of suspense and tension. I like the character of the central protagonist, Ben Kitto with his traumatic past in the London police, but who is now making a new life for himself as a Scilly Isles cop, and taking to it like a duck to water. I look forward to the next in the series with great anticipation. Many thanks to Simon and Schuster for an ARC.
November 12, 2018
The only thing that really stands out about the book is the setting, equally dangerous and beautiful. Other than that it’s just a rather tenuously connected mystery with unlikely characters and an even less likely plot. It reminded me of those Point Horror books I read as a teen, but with older and uglier people.
ARC via Netgalley
ARC via Netgalley
February 17, 2019
I went straight for this book after finishing listening to the audio version of Hell Bay, the first book in the series. It was so good, and I was so pleased to have the sequel, Ruin Beach waiting for me. Now, we all have our favorite kind of settings when it comes to books. I LOVE reading crime novels set in isolated milieus. The grittier surrounding the better. This series that takes place on the Scilly Isles (had to Google it) was just my kind of series.
Before I start the review will I just say that, yes, you can read the books as stand-alone. However, they are so good so if you have the chance to go for book one first. Do so!
Ben Kitto returned home to the Scilly Isles in Hell Bay and even though he didn't plan on staying on was it exactly what he did. He's now Deputy Chief of Police of Scilly Isles after working several years in London. The peace on the Isle is broken when the body of a young diver Jude Trellon is found. The body has been anchored to the rocks of a nearby cave, and Ben quickly realize that she's been murdered. Now, Ben must find out who wanted Jude Trellon killed, and why. Someone on the little Isle wanted Jude dead, and now Ben must investigate those close to her to find out who hated her enough to kill her.
Ruin Beach is just as Hell Bay and excellent crime novel. The writing is superb and there are many suspects to choose from. I've become quite fond of this series and I really like Ben Kitto. The only drawback with this book is that I now have no more books in this series to read...
I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy through NetGalley for an honest review!
Before I start the review will I just say that, yes, you can read the books as stand-alone. However, they are so good so if you have the chance to go for book one first. Do so!
Ben Kitto returned home to the Scilly Isles in Hell Bay and even though he didn't plan on staying on was it exactly what he did. He's now Deputy Chief of Police of Scilly Isles after working several years in London. The peace on the Isle is broken when the body of a young diver Jude Trellon is found. The body has been anchored to the rocks of a nearby cave, and Ben quickly realize that she's been murdered. Now, Ben must find out who wanted Jude Trellon killed, and why. Someone on the little Isle wanted Jude dead, and now Ben must investigate those close to her to find out who hated her enough to kill her.
Ruin Beach is just as Hell Bay and excellent crime novel. The writing is superb and there are many suspects to choose from. I've become quite fond of this series and I really like Ben Kitto. The only drawback with this book is that I now have no more books in this series to read...
I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy through NetGalley for an honest review!
February 18, 2019
I really enjoyed the first novel featuring D.I. Ben Kitto, who first appeared in, “Hell Bay.” Some time has passed and Ben is now the Deputy Chief of Police in the Scilly Islands; although he is clearly on probation and looked on with a certain amount of disfavour by his superior, D.C.I. Alan Madron. Still, Ben has now given up his life in London and has returned to his childhood home and he is intending to stay there.
The peace of these tranquil islands is disturbed by the murder of diver, Jude Trellon. Jude was a popular woman, who taught Ben – and countless others – how to dive. She was a confident and experienced diver, so, even if she was diving alone, and at night, she should not have met her end in the sea…
Of course, the great attraction of this series is the setting and Kate Rhodes uses this to the full. I like the atmosphere of this series; the characters who all know each other, the little ferries which chug between the islands and the harsh landscape, which comes to life during tourist season. This was not quite as successful in my opinion, as the first book, but I will continue with the series. I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, for review.
The peace of these tranquil islands is disturbed by the murder of diver, Jude Trellon. Jude was a popular woman, who taught Ben – and countless others – how to dive. She was a confident and experienced diver, so, even if she was diving alone, and at night, she should not have met her end in the sea…
Of course, the great attraction of this series is the setting and Kate Rhodes uses this to the full. I like the atmosphere of this series; the characters who all know each other, the little ferries which chug between the islands and the harsh landscape, which comes to life during tourist season. This was not quite as successful in my opinion, as the first book, but I will continue with the series. I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, for review.
March 20, 2019
My rating strategy:
5 stars = An all time favourite, I could tell you about this 10 years later.
4 stars = Loved this, really gripping/fun/exciting, will remember long term.
3 stars = Definitely enjoyed, might forget quickly though, but happy to read more by the author.
2 stars = Likely to have some good points, but it didn't properly captivate me.
1 star = Not my cup of tea at all, wouldn't return to the author.
5 stars = An all time favourite, I could tell you about this 10 years later.
4 stars = Loved this, really gripping/fun/exciting, will remember long term.
3 stars = Definitely enjoyed, might forget quickly though, but happy to read more by the author.
2 stars = Likely to have some good points, but it didn't properly captivate me.
1 star = Not my cup of tea at all, wouldn't return to the author.
June 28, 2018
When I read the first book in this series of mysteries set on the Scilly Isles (Hell Bay), I fell in love with DI Ben Kitto - so I was eager to read Ruin Beach as soon as I saw it!
Although a native of the islands, Ben's career was based in London until the death of his partner forced him to transfer back home - along with his partner's dog, Shadow, a Czechoslovakian wolfdog. In this story Ben is investigating the death of professional diver, Jude Trellion, who has been found deliberately tied to a cliff.
I love these stories because of the characters: Ben, his enthusiastic if rather naive sidekick Eddie, and the disloyal Shadow - who will go off with anyone who feeds him! The books have a terrific sense of place; the Scilly Isles are so brilliantly described they are practically a character themselves and make me long to visit. I love history, so I found all the legends of the shipwrecks around the islands fascinating, and the parts about diving were well-researched and sounded authentic. Running alongside the main plot is also the story of a character who knows why Jude was killed, putting them firmly in the sights of the murder. This gives the book a thriller-like edge, leading to a nail-biting finish.
The only negative for me, as for the first book, is the character of Ben's boss, although he does seem to be gradually warming up to him!
I loved Ruin Beach; it's my favourite of the series so far and I'm thoroughly looking forward to the next one, Burnt Island, due to be released in 2019.
Recommended to anyone who loves traditional murder mysteries, and authors such as Ann Cleeves, Elly Griffiths, and Caroline Graham.
Although a native of the islands, Ben's career was based in London until the death of his partner forced him to transfer back home - along with his partner's dog, Shadow, a Czechoslovakian wolfdog. In this story Ben is investigating the death of professional diver, Jude Trellion, who has been found deliberately tied to a cliff.
I love these stories because of the characters: Ben, his enthusiastic if rather naive sidekick Eddie, and the disloyal Shadow - who will go off with anyone who feeds him! The books have a terrific sense of place; the Scilly Isles are so brilliantly described they are practically a character themselves and make me long to visit. I love history, so I found all the legends of the shipwrecks around the islands fascinating, and the parts about diving were well-researched and sounded authentic. Running alongside the main plot is also the story of a character who knows why Jude was killed, putting them firmly in the sights of the murder. This gives the book a thriller-like edge, leading to a nail-biting finish.
The only negative for me, as for the first book, is the character of Ben's boss, although he does seem to be gradually warming up to him!
I loved Ruin Beach; it's my favourite of the series so far and I'm thoroughly looking forward to the next one, Burnt Island, due to be released in 2019.
Recommended to anyone who loves traditional murder mysteries, and authors such as Ann Cleeves, Elly Griffiths, and Caroline Graham.
June 1, 2024
DI Ben Kitto (and Shadow the dog) return in the sequel to Hell Bay. Kitto investigates a murder on the island of Tresco, when a young diver, Jude Trellon, is found drowned in suspicious circumstances, and it seems all the inhabitants of the island have their own secrets.
I found myself really enjoying this one. Like the first book, it had plenty of twists and turns and red herrings to keep the reader guessing, although I did correctly guess who the guilty party was. I also found myself liking the main character more in this book, but DCI Madron is another kettle of fish altogether, and I wonder just what his problem is. Definitely looking forward to reading more in this series.
Thanks to NetGalley and publishers, Simon & Schuster UK, for the opportunity to review an ARC.
I found myself really enjoying this one. Like the first book, it had plenty of twists and turns and red herrings to keep the reader guessing, although I did correctly guess who the guilty party was. I also found myself liking the main character more in this book, but DCI Madron is another kettle of fish altogether, and I wonder just what his problem is. Definitely looking forward to reading more in this series.
Thanks to NetGalley and publishers, Simon & Schuster UK, for the opportunity to review an ARC.
February 14, 2023
Loved this
November 6, 2018
I would like to thank Netgalley and Simon and Schuster UK Fiction for a review copy of Ruin Beach, the second novel to feature DI Benesek “Ben” Kitto of the Scilly Isles police.
When diver Jude Trellon’s body is found in a dangerous cave it soon becomes apparent that she was murdered rather than dying accidentally as first thought. Jude, however, has been keeping secrets and it is these secrets that got her killed. Ben struggles to make sense of her death as nobody is talking.
I enjoyed Ruin Beach which is a bit of a slow burner with a great sense of location. It is told alternately from Ben’s point of view and that of Tom Heligan, Jude’s dive assistant, who knows more than he is saying, either to the police or the reader. To be perfectly honest I don’t think Tom’s narrative adds much to the plot and is a distraction from the main story so I skim read much of it. As I said the novel is a bit of a slow burner. With little in the way of forensics (the sea washes the evidence clean) and forensic support (distance and staff shortages) it harks back to an earlier time with interviews and deductive reasoning providing all the information but that takes time. There is no shortage of action scenes, where Ben is the hero, or suspects, where Ms Rhodes does a good job of making them all seem like potential perpetrators, to keep the reader occupied but actual forward momentum in establishing a viable suspect is slow going. I struggled with the conclusion which, while action packed, seems, due to the motive, a bit unconvincing. Don’t get me wrong, the motive is very plausible but in the context of the perpetrator I found it hard to swallow.
Ben Kitto is a fine perpetrator, a native son returned home after 10 years undercover with The Met, he knows the people and the location and, apart from ructions with his boss because he has a an appealing maverick streak, he has settled in well. Just as well there are a few murders to solve otherwise he’d be overqualified for the job! I don’t feel that I have got to know him well over the course of the two novels but it’s early days, I assume.
As a crime novel I would probably rate Ruin Beach at 3-3.5* but the vivid descriptions of the location and life on the islands really fired my imagination and added to my reading pleasure so I’ve bumped it up to 4*.
When diver Jude Trellon’s body is found in a dangerous cave it soon becomes apparent that she was murdered rather than dying accidentally as first thought. Jude, however, has been keeping secrets and it is these secrets that got her killed. Ben struggles to make sense of her death as nobody is talking.
I enjoyed Ruin Beach which is a bit of a slow burner with a great sense of location. It is told alternately from Ben’s point of view and that of Tom Heligan, Jude’s dive assistant, who knows more than he is saying, either to the police or the reader. To be perfectly honest I don’t think Tom’s narrative adds much to the plot and is a distraction from the main story so I skim read much of it. As I said the novel is a bit of a slow burner. With little in the way of forensics (the sea washes the evidence clean) and forensic support (distance and staff shortages) it harks back to an earlier time with interviews and deductive reasoning providing all the information but that takes time. There is no shortage of action scenes, where Ben is the hero, or suspects, where Ms Rhodes does a good job of making them all seem like potential perpetrators, to keep the reader occupied but actual forward momentum in establishing a viable suspect is slow going. I struggled with the conclusion which, while action packed, seems, due to the motive, a bit unconvincing. Don’t get me wrong, the motive is very plausible but in the context of the perpetrator I found it hard to swallow.
Ben Kitto is a fine perpetrator, a native son returned home after 10 years undercover with The Met, he knows the people and the location and, apart from ructions with his boss because he has a an appealing maverick streak, he has settled in well. Just as well there are a few murders to solve otherwise he’d be overqualified for the job! I don’t feel that I have got to know him well over the course of the two novels but it’s early days, I assume.
As a crime novel I would probably rate Ruin Beach at 3-3.5* but the vivid descriptions of the location and life on the islands really fired my imagination and added to my reading pleasure so I’ve bumped it up to 4*.
October 14, 2021
Ruin Beach is book two is DI Ben Kitto series by Kate Rhodes. Scilly Islands' Deputy Chief of Police started to think he made the wrong decision to come home until he found a body anchored nearby a cave. At first, DI Ben Kitto felt that she had an accident while diving on her own. However, the more DI Ben Kitto investigates, the more he realised there is more to her death. The readers of Ruin Beach will continue to follow the DI Ben Kitto investigation to find out what happens.
Ruin Beach is another enjoyable book by Kate Rhodes. I had no trouble engaging with the story of Ruin Beach from the first page. I love Kate Rhodes's portrayal of her characters and how they intertwine with each other throughout this book. Ruin Beach is well written and researched by Kate Rhodes. I like Kate Rhodes's description of the settings of Ruin Beach that allow me to imagine being part of the book's plot.
The readers of Ruin Beach will learn about a beautiful dog breed call the Czechoslovakian wolfdog. Also, the readers of Ruin Beach will learn about living in a small island community near Cornwall.
I recommend this book.
Ruin Beach is another enjoyable book by Kate Rhodes. I had no trouble engaging with the story of Ruin Beach from the first page. I love Kate Rhodes's portrayal of her characters and how they intertwine with each other throughout this book. Ruin Beach is well written and researched by Kate Rhodes. I like Kate Rhodes's description of the settings of Ruin Beach that allow me to imagine being part of the book's plot.
The readers of Ruin Beach will learn about a beautiful dog breed call the Czechoslovakian wolfdog. Also, the readers of Ruin Beach will learn about living in a small island community near Cornwall.
I recommend this book.
June 2, 2019
In this second outing for the Scilly-based murder series, a new star emerges. It's not the vivid, craggy, sometimes benign, sometimes treacherous coastline of Tresco (although a prize here for the best supporting role) and it's not the equally vivid and craggy Ben Kitto (although I can't imagine the story without his commanding wild-haired and 6'4" presence.) Scene stealer this time is Shadow, the Czechoslovakian Wolfdog we met in book one. He bides his time, mooching about the island and getting in Ben's way. Then he has his moment...
From the opening scene when experienced diver Jude Trellon is found dead after high tide in a cave, I was caught up in the myth and danger of sunken shipwrecks. The heart-pounding conclusion didn't disappoint.
An array of plausible suspects keep us guessing until the very end, and some of the minor characters from Hell Bay re-appear in Ruin Beach. I can clearly picture them as an ensemble cast in a TV adaptation.
Looking forward to Burnt Island being published in a few days.
From the opening scene when experienced diver Jude Trellon is found dead after high tide in a cave, I was caught up in the myth and danger of sunken shipwrecks. The heart-pounding conclusion didn't disappoint.
An array of plausible suspects keep us guessing until the very end, and some of the minor characters from Hell Bay re-appear in Ruin Beach. I can clearly picture them as an ensemble cast in a TV adaptation.
Looking forward to Burnt Island being published in a few days.
January 1, 2019
I read this on the back of 'Hell Bay' which had a tense and brooding atmosphere about it - this sequel feels looser, much less tightly-wound, and with a rather improbable plot that reminded me irresistibly of the Famous Five... never a good thing if you're going for serious and dark! The descriptions of the sea and island life are good but at heart this is a straightforward police procedural with nothing stand-out about it.
April 25, 2019
It started off well , but by the end the plot had got sluggish and it took ages to get to whom the killer was.
February 11, 2020
Will definitely read more in this series ..... reminded me of Ann Cleeves’ Shetland series ..... in setting of the Scilly Isles
May 23, 2021
A really enjoyable read. Will definitely read another book by this author.
June 21, 2023
È il secondo romanzo con protagonista il detective Ben Kitto,che ha deciso di rimanere nelle isole Shilly ed è in attesa di conferma sul suo nuovo incarico per rimanere sull’isola come ispettore capo. Nel frattempo è stata uccisa una ragazza in modo alquanto strano,e Ben è stato messo a capo delle indagini dal suo superiore.
Le indagini ruotano intorno agli isolàni e non c’è solo un sospettato ma tutti più o meno per Ben non sono da escludere. Un romanzo che non manca di azione e suspense,la scrittura dell’autrice non fa mai abbassare l’attenzione e questo fa sì che si riesca a stare dietro a tutte le persone che Ben incontra nel suo percorso.
Io l’ho ascoltato in audio libro e l’interpretazione del lettore mi ha stimolato molto nell’attenzione e nel proseguire l’ascolto.
L’ascolto o lettura a me è piaciuta molto,è stata una bella scoperta questa autrice!
Voto
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Le indagini ruotano intorno agli isolàni e non c’è solo un sospettato ma tutti più o meno per Ben non sono da escludere. Un romanzo che non manca di azione e suspense,la scrittura dell’autrice non fa mai abbassare l’attenzione e questo fa sì che si riesca a stare dietro a tutte le persone che Ben incontra nel suo percorso.
Io l’ho ascoltato in audio libro e l’interpretazione del lettore mi ha stimolato molto nell’attenzione e nel proseguire l’ascolto.
L’ascolto o lettura a me è piaciuta molto,è stata una bella scoperta questa autrice!
Voto
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
November 19, 2024
It's ok. I found the first person narrative really grating which made the book difficult to get in to. It has lovely descriptions of the Scilly Isles landscapes that makes you want to go there, but you do have to suspend your disbelief quite a lot. I mean, call me naive, but is it normal to be presented with ancient Roman shipwreck treasure and not bat an eyelid or ask where lumbering policeman got it from? Or would a recently widowed father let his four year old daughter frollick unsupervised in the garden with a husky-like dog she's never met when he doesn't even trust his mother- in- law to look after her?
The chapter where all is revealed was brilliantly paced and very clever, keeping the murderer a secret till the last possible moment, but to me this book seems just to have been written for a Sunday night ITV murder mystery slot. Give me Vera any day.
The chapter where all is revealed was brilliantly paced and very clever, keeping the murderer a secret till the last possible moment, but to me this book seems just to have been written for a Sunday night ITV murder mystery slot. Give me Vera any day.
February 20, 2025
Väl sammansatt berättelse där ledtrådar portioneras ut i lagom takt för att hålla intresset uppe. Jag är också ganska säker på att Ben Kitto blivit en mer "verklig" person i författarens huvud då han mot förra boken känns mer solid och liksom fått mer kött på benen. Sen kan man ju inte låta bli att le åt hans hund Shadow som är den mest falska rövslickaren på hela Scillyöarna ...
February 20, 2025
Spännande och smart
October 5, 2025
Spännande även denna bok som "Dödens Vik". Toppen författare.
November 30, 2018
There is something so moodily and beautifully evocative about Kate Rhodes' Ben Kitto series, which is set on the Isles of Scilly. Island life is every bit as important, if not more so, than the crime under investigation. When one person is harmed, so many others suffer. Plus there's the fact that the number of potential suspects is so limited and the majority of these may be people that an islander has known all their lives. I love Kate Rhodes' elegant, descriptive prose and Ben Kitto, perhaps the tallest man on the islands, stands out in so many ways. Excellent. Review to follow shortly on For Winter Nights.
November 7, 2018
I've been drawn in and held gripped by every Kate Rhodes book that I've read. She's fantastically good at creating atmosphere and I love her lead characters. Ben Kitto in this new series is a very appealing detective. The other series characters and the casts for each individual book are also vividly realised. That, coupled with such intriguing mysteries and a wonderfully described setting, makes for one compelling book after another. I can't wait for the next!
February 13, 2020
I was not expecting to abandon this book after loving HELL BAY, but there you have it. I got to the 35% mark before skipping ahead and skim reading the final few chapters just to find out who the killer is.
The writing is not bad at all; it's the plot that failed to engage me because it reminded me so much of the first Ben Kitto book. For the most part, it felt like I was reading the same book with some minor differences.
The writing is not bad at all; it's the plot that failed to engage me because it reminded me so much of the first Ben Kitto book. For the most part, it felt like I was reading the same book with some minor differences.
May 28, 2023
For the third or fourth time in just a couple of weeks I find myself coming upon a series part-way through. But thankfully - once again - it was certainly not a problem. And I enjoyed this a lot, so have already added this book's predecessor (cos there is only one) to my 'must borrow or buy' list.
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March 28, 2022
Was very slow-going till the last third of the novel, and the writing wasn't great, especially in some parts of the book. But it did manage to hold me in suspense so I finished it. There's a good story in the base of it and fascinating background, but the author was too lazy to dig deeper and to enrich the characters, the background and the emotional sides of the novel.
March 30, 2021
Very much enjoyed this , the second book in the scilly isles set series. Good sense of place and an intriguing puzzle that I did not solve!
October 7, 2023
I loved Ben Kitto in the first book of Hell Bay and was interested to see his story continue and his character develop in book two.
The islands in this book are described so we’ll I can picture them and also want to visit there - though not if this crime continues! I really enjoyed this book as it had multiple stories woven into it as well as the main focus around Jude Trellon’s body being found.
Shadow will always be a favourite character of mine as he is a dog who does what he wants when he wants and makes me chuckle to have him as a kind of sidekick in the book.
Kate Rhodes writes so well you are fully immersed into the characters of this book and the setting. I look forward to continuing this series with book three Burnt Island.
The islands in this book are described so we’ll I can picture them and also want to visit there - though not if this crime continues! I really enjoyed this book as it had multiple stories woven into it as well as the main focus around Jude Trellon’s body being found.
Shadow will always be a favourite character of mine as he is a dog who does what he wants when he wants and makes me chuckle to have him as a kind of sidekick in the book.
Kate Rhodes writes so well you are fully immersed into the characters of this book and the setting. I look forward to continuing this series with book three Burnt Island.
August 11, 2023
Loved book one so rushed to read book 2. I love the setting for these books and are perfect summer holiday reads.
We are back at Tresco where another murder takes place and DI Ben Kitto is tasked with finding out the who, and the why. Everyone is hiding something and it’s great to unpick motives like an armchair sleuth. Highly recommend
We are back at Tresco where another murder takes place and DI Ben Kitto is tasked with finding out the who, and the why. Everyone is hiding something and it’s great to unpick motives like an armchair sleuth. Highly recommend
January 16, 2025
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