The Part of Death

by Jane Holland

Third in a series of gripping mysteries set in Cornwall, from bestselling thriller writer, Jane Holland. "Addictive, horrifying and brilliant!" - 5 stars, Rachel Gilbey from Rachel's Random Reads, on THE HIVE, also by Jane Holland Anthony Archer, one of Stella Penhaligon's most volatile clients, is convinced that someone is trying to kill him. But when astrologer Stella applies the controversial 'Part of Death' to his birth chart, she realises he may not be imagining things. Is her client about to be murdered? When Anthony disappears, Stella goes to the police for help. But with DS Jack Church, her usual contact, away on holiday, she finds herself rebuffed. Worse, it seems another of her clients has been found dead. Suddenly she herself is under suspicion. Stella is faced with a dilemma. Should she use her skill with horary to locate and save her client, perhaps risking her own life in the process, or abandon Anthony to his fate? And is it really possible that someone is murdering her clients? Jane Holland's bestselling thrillers have sold more than 220,000 paid downloads across several continents, and she loves finding brave new readers! PRAISE for Jane Holland's previous psychological 'This began as psychological suspense, moved through thriller territory and, with a left-field twist, culminated in grand guignol. For fans of spine-chillers, THE HIVE is a five star must read.' 'I really cannot get enough of this fabulous author ... highly recommend any of her thrillers.' 'A fab read!!!' 'The Hive is an emotional tour de force that will scare, delight, terrify and enthral thriller readers everywhere. 'Gripping story, keeps you on the edge of your seat.' 'As scared as I was at times, I couldn't take my eyes off the page and found my eyes trying to sneakily jump ahead as my brain wasn't reading fast enough.' 'I couldn't put out the light until I'd finished reading this.' 'Didn't guess the ending ... well-written, cleverly interwoven.' 'I read the book almost in one sitting and felt unfeasibly annoyed when I had to put it down.' 'Brilliant ending!' 'A thriller with a capital T and perfect for anyone that likes horror.' 'A very creepy storyline.' 'A fast paced and twisty novel with a satisfying ending ...' ‘A read which wraps you in a blanket of mistrust and unease, taking you to a thrilling end.’ —Sue Fortin, author of USA Today bestselling thriller The Girl Who Lied, and Sister Sister 'A very different read, brilliantly done.' ‘Utterly believable, scary as hell. Simply compelling.’ —Andy Martin, Cambridge academic and expert on crime writing 'An amazing 5-star read!' This is a substantial crime novella, but not a full-length story.

147 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 18, 2020

About the author

Jane Holland is an award-winning British poet and novelist, and proud mum of five amazing kids. The middle child of romance legend Charlotte Lamb, she grew up in Essex and the Isle of Man, but now lives in Cornwall. As Jane Holland, she writes poetry, thrillers, historical suspense and some romance. She also writes commercial women's fiction as Betty Walker, best known for her Cornish Girls wartime sagas. ALSO, try her popular contemporary romance and romcoms as Beth Good! (She also writes as Victoria Lamb, Elizabeth Moss, and Hannah Coates, among other names.)

Photograph credit: Anand Chhabra

Reviews

[Samantha Henthorn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this thriller series. The setting of Cornwall is just right for an astrologist joining a police investigation. The higher ranks resisted - but Stella Penhaligon was right (or was she?) Great characters I enjoyed that Jack's sister came to visit, fantastic plot - I enjoyed the 'Leo' character in this instalment with his dyed hair and fake chess game.

[Stargazer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you so much for your author's notes in this series Jane Holland, i appreciate them very much! I love to work out the astrology in astrological fiction, so this attention to the astrological reader is brilliant!!
'The astrology in this series of books is based around both traditional astrological lore and my own experience. I try to make sure the charts described by Stella are possible and make logical sense. When horary charts are described in these books, they are nearly always based on real charts, specifically drawn up at the time of writing so I wouldn’t make a mess of things: for instance, failing to have Pluto, Saturn and Jupiter locked in their terrifying threesome in Capricorn earlier this year, and instead randomly placing one in the third and another in the tenth, simply to suit the exigencies of the plot.mistakes are my own, but I hope none are so grave as to throw an astrological reader out of the story.'
There's a decent amount of astrology in here, both psychological and horary, so i was happy!

[diana hart · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Part of Death

JaneHolland is a new author for me but I did enjoy her book The Part of Death even though I found the repetition of astrology very boring and skipped that as much as possible