{"product_id":"the-mermaid-s-cry-9781917764322","title":"The Mermaid's Cry : The RIVETING NEW instalment in the Isles of Scilly Mysteries series…","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring Cornwall’s Dark Sky Festival, children begin to disappear, with mermaid charms left behind. Grieving DI Ben Kitto desperately races to stop a killer before his own young son is next. The bestselling, critically acclaimed Isle of Scilly Mysteries series continues…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A truly atmospheric series. Every book is pure joy to read’ MICHAEL WOOD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Tense and deftly plotted, the pathos fuelling true suspense’ GUARDIAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A classy, edge-of-the-seat thriller which will keep you guessing throughout!’ B.A. PARIS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘An absolute master of pace, plotting and character’ ELLY GRIFFITHS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Atmospheric, beautifully written and steeped in a haunting sense of place. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' ROD REYNOLDS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e_______\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDI BEN KITTO RETURNS…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA COAST IN CELEBRATION\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen DI Ben Kitto sees a baby thrown into Penzance harbour, he prays it’s a trick of the light. But the threat is real. The child survives – barely – and soon a chilling pattern emerges. As the Dark Sky Festival brings dancers, dreamers and stargazers to Cornwall’s coast, children begin to vanish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA KILLER IN THE CROWD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA small mermaid figurine is found beside each scene, echoing the legend of the Mermaid of Zennor, who lured a man to his death beneath the waves. Still reeling from a devastating bereavement and determined to protect his young son, Ben is pulled back into the field and into a deadly investigation. When the killer’s messages begin arriving at his home, the threat becomes terrifyingly personal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA FINAL RECKONING\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuspicions fall on familiar faces. When the summer solstice approaches, Ben must confront the boundaries of love, loss and obsession. In a final, desperate chase along the headland, only his bond with Noah – and the loyalty of his dog, Shadow – can prevent tragedy from repeating itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e––––––––––––––––––\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Kate Rhodes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A twenty-first-century Agatha Christie’ JULIA CROUCH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘No one produces more elegantly written work than Rhodes’ FINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Evocative, immersive, twisty’ SARAH VAUGHAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Gripping, clever and impossible to put down’ ERIN KELLY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Dark, intense, and expertly crafted’ RACHEL ABBOTT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘[A] superb series’ DAILY MAIL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A truly absorbing, chilling story’ PEOPLE’S FRIEND\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Kate Rhodes directs her cast of suspects with consummate skill, keeping us guessing right to the heartbreaking end’ LOUISE CANDLISH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A vividly realised protagonist whose complex and harrowing history rivals the central crime storyline’ SOPHIE HANNAH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Expertly weaves a sense of place and character into a tense and intriguing story’ METRO\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The whole book tingles with tension. I hope it does for the Scilly Isles what Ann Cleeves did for Shetland’ MEL MCGRATH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Devotees of this highly visual series have come to expect, there are plenty of well-realised characters to enjoy' LYNNE PATRICK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Kate Rhodes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCrime \u0026amp; mystery, Thriller \/ suspense, Fiction: special features\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 16 Jul 2026 by Orenda Books.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kate Rhodes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319987675514,"sku":"9781917764322","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781917764322.jpg?v=1790639796","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/zh\/products\/the-mermaid-s-cry-9781917764322","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}