Coffin Island: The gripping new mystery in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series

DI Wesley Peterson investigates a murder on the island of St Rumon s, where three bodies are buried outside the local churchyard. He uncovers a case of murder, but whose remains are they? The author and self-styled academic, Quentin Search, becomes fascinated by the remains of the island's old priory, and his discovery of a journal reveals an eerie tale of strange rituals and disturbing deaths. As Wesley begins to wonder whether the past might be repeating itself, another murder occurs.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 10 April 2025
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

DI Wesley Peterson has never visited the tiny island of St Rumon's until erosion from a storm reveals three bodies buried outside the local churchyard. Two are ancient skeletons, but one is far more recent, and Wesley realizes he has uncovered a case of murder. But whose remains are they? And who killed them? The island has only a small number of inhabitants, but one resident keeps cropping up in Wesley's investigation: the author and self-styled academic, Quentin Search. Meanwhile, Wesley's friend, archaeologist Neil Watson, becomes fascinated by the remains of the island's old priory. His discovery of a journal, written by a sixteenth-century cleric, reveals an eerie tale of strange rituals and disturbing deaths. As Wesley begins to wonder whether the past might be repeating itself, another murder occurs. There is a calculated killer on the island - one whose grip is as deadly as the rising tide. Whether you've read the whole series or are discovering Kate Ellis's DI Wesley Peterson novels for the first time, this is the perfect page-turner if you love reading Ann Cleeves and Elly Griffiths. Praise for Kate Ellis: Clever plotting hides a powerful story of loss, malice, and deception Ann Cleeves Haunting Independent The chilling plot will keep you spooked and thrilled to the end Closer Unputdownable Bookseller A fine storyteller, weaving the past and present in a way that makes you want to read on Peterborough Evening Telegraph

Weight: 288g
Dimension: 127 x 198 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349433189