The Mermaid's Cry: The RIVETING NEW instalment in the Isles of Scilly Mysteries series... - Kate Rhodes (Paperback) 16-07-2026

During 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... A KILLER IS WAITING ON CORNWALL'S DARKEST SHORE... 'A truly atmospheric series. Every book is pure joy to read' MICHAEL WOOD 'Tense and deftly plotted, the pathos fuelling true suspense' GUARDIAN 'A classy, edge-of-the-seat thriller which will keep you guessing throughout!' B.A. PARIS 'An absolute master of pace, plotting and character' ELLY GRIFFITHS _______ DI BEN KITTO RETURNS... A COAST IN CELEBRATION When 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. A KILLER IN THE CROWD A 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. A FINAL RECKONING Suspicions 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. ------------------ Praise for Kate Rhodes: 'A twenty-first-century Agatha Christie' JULIA CROUCH 'No one produces more elegantly written work than Rhodes' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Evocative, immersive, twisty' SARAH VAUGHAN 'Gripping, clever and impossible to put down' ERIN KELLY 'D