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2025: Winter storms lash the Isles of Scilly
Deadman’s Pool
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Winter storms lash the Isles of Scilly, when DI Ben Kitto ferries the islands’ priest to St Helen’s. Father Michael intends to live as a pilgrim in the ruins of an ancient church on the uninhabited island, but an ugly secret is buried among the rocks. Digging frantically in the sand, Ben’s dog, Shadow, unearths the emaciated remains of a young woman.
The discovery chills Ben to the core. The victim is Vietnamese, with no clear link to the community – and her killer has made sure that no one will find her easily.
The storm intensifies as the investigation gathers pace. Soon Scilly is cut off by bad weather, with no help available from the mainland. Ben is certain the killer is hiding in plain sight. He knows they are waiting to kill again – and at unimaginable cost.
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St Helen’s
St Helen’s is one of the fifty or so uninhabited islands in the archipelago of the Isles of Scilly
On the south side of the island is one of the earliest Christian sites in Scilly, an early medieval religious complex, which is thought to be the remains of St Elidius Hermitage, an 8th-century chapel lived in by Saint Lide.
There are also the remains of an isolation hospital used to quarantine sailors with plague – this pest hospital features in the novel.
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Destination/location: Scilly Isles, St Helen’s Author/guide: Kate Rhodes Departure Time: 2025
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