Synopses & Reviews
The compelling new novel from the author of
A Dance of Ghosts.
It's the weekend of Halloween, and PI John Craine has temporarily closed down his business and gone to stay in a rundown old hotel on Hale Island -- a small, bleak island just off the coast of Essex. He's come to Hale to get away from it all -- the memories and the guilt, and a past that just won't let go.
All too soon Craine stumbles across the dead body of a young girl on the beach. He calls the police, but when they arrive the body has inexplicably disappeared -- or did Craine imagine it in the first place? Determined to get to the truth, Craine starts to ask his own questions. And once more he finds himself tangled up in a deadly network of corruption, fear and violence. But it seems no one on the island is talking.
Synopsis
The gripping second novel following PI John Craine, from a compelling new voice in crimePI John Craine has come to Hale Island to get away from it all—the memories and the guilt, and a past that just won't let go. But within hours he stumbles across the dead body of a young girl on the beach. When the police arrive the body has inexplicably disappeared. Or—in his already tormented state—did Craine imagine it in the first place? Determined to get at the truth, Craine starts asking questions, but it seems no one on the island is talking. All too soon he finds himself tangled up in a deadly network of fear and violence. Someone has a dark secret to keep, and Craine is getting in the way.
About the Author
KEVIN BROOKS has written nine children's novels and has won several awards including the Canongate Prize for New Writing, Branford Boase Award, Kingston Youth Book Award, North East Book Award, Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis Jury Prize, Buxtehude Bulle, Golden Bookworm. He is also the author of A Dance of Ghosts, his first adult novel. He lives in North Yorkshire with his wife, Susan.