Dead Beckoning

Annie Kelty #3

by Alanna Knight

When Annie Kelty travels to the tiny seaside village of Stormer in search of her past and the mother who deserted her, she finds herself attracted to a drifter, enmeshed in local folklore, trapped in a cave, and almost killed before she finds what she was looking for

Paperback

First published September 1, 1999

About the author

aka Margaret Hope

Alanna Knight MBE has published more than sixty novels (including sixteen in the acclaimed Inspector Faro series, and seven featuring his daughter Rose McQuinn), as well as non-fiction, true crime and several books on Robert Louis Stevenson, numerous short stories and two plays since her award-winning first book ‘Legend of the Loch’ in 1969. A founding member and Honorary President of the Scottish Association of Writers and of the Edinburgh Writer’s Club, born and educated on Tyneside, she has two sons and two granddaughters and lives in Edinburgh.

Reviews

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Annie Kelty an amateur detective who's been pretty good at crime-solving.
She decides to make her way to the deserted seaside vilage of Stormer to investigate about the mystery of her mother disappearence and whether if she's engaged in her mother death.
On her way she meets Danny Lucas a charming lad who she thinks he'll be a good help through her journey, unaware of the trouble she has gotten herself into, is she on the right track?
What's the truth about Danny?
Who's the mysterious sun-hatted woman?
Will Calum save her from the murderer?

I really enjoyed every detail of the story; the mysterious characters, atmospheres and locales. you can't expect what will happen next since all your assumptions will be wrong lol, and what amazes me the most was the unpredicted end.

[Lauren Nguyen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good mystery/adventure type of book.