Kate Rhodes

Gripping, clever and impossible to put down. I've been a Kate Rhodes fan for years and in Ben Kitto she has created a detective who is just as complex and compelling as Kate's elegant plotting and stunning prose. The claustrophobia and paranoia of the island are so brilliant evoked, I could almost feel the tide encroaching as time ran out to find the killer

Absorbing and complex, Hell Bay kept me guessing until the final pages

A vividly realised protagonist whose complex and harrowing history rivals the central crime storyline

Beautifully written and expertly plotted; this is a masterclass

The whole book tingles with tension. I hope it does for the Scilly Isles what Ann Cleeves did for Shetland

I love reading Kate's books in the way I love reading Sophie Hannah - a poet writing crime fiction is a great thing... It is at once a locked-room mystery, a story of the returning hero, and an examination of fear and abuse. It has the air of a twenty-first century Agatha Christie

Kate Rhodes directs her cast of suspects with consummate skill, keeping us guessing right to the heartbreaking end. I'm a fan

Evocative, immersive, twisty

Both the plot and the writing keep one thoroughly engaged throughout

One of the most absorbing books I've read in a long time - perfectly thrilling

An enjoyably scary chiller'

The pace never slackens from the first page to the last

Fast paced and harrowing, this gripping novel will leave you guessing until the end

Great twists, turns and surprises