The unique and potent mix of police procedural and historical crime fiction makes this addictive and compulsively readable, and the plentiful twists, surprises and misdirection are executed adeptly. With another brutal murder in a nearby village occurring, it seems almost blatant that this is the case. A woman posing as a social services workers talks elderly people into allowing her to "check their security. The Wesley Peterson mysteries are always such a delight with plenty of suspects along with the intriguing historical connections.

It is possible the remains of bodies buried in the vicinity were flushed out of the earth and the "hole" is where they washed up on the banks of the Don when the river receded. I had my suspicions as to who the murderer was and it was confirmed, but it was interesting to see how the author gets us to that conclusion. After doing a stint of work experience with Little Toller, she wrote this piece having felt the impacts of Covid-19. Grace, an architect for the Strangefields development, has seen someone from her past who she wants Wesley to investigate; a man she thought was dead.Dead Man's Lane is the twenty-third instalment of this superb police procedural series featuring DI Wesley Peterson and based in the stunning Devon countryside.

This is what makes Kate Ellis such a joy to read, misdirection or other possibilities, machinations posed by her narrative style. But when a local florist is found murdered in an echo of Temples' crimes, DI Wesley Peterson fears that a copy-cat killer is on the loose. It fleshes out the narrative for the reader without giving any hint of how the novel will develop or be resolved. No matter how loud, or how sharp her tone, the girl would have stayed, stood her ground where a tree now stands, eyes hazy, a posy on her wrist.They are like old friends and over the years we have grown fond of them all, except for Wesley’s mother in law.

However one of the young victims was never found and Jackson Temples has throughout his imprisonment always refused to confess his guilt. It has been claimed by some historians [ citation needed] that bodies were buried standing upright at St. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).Excellent use of language and the ‘picture’ that she painted of the area and her knowledge of the history, gave we readers a real taste of the environment that she was referring to. There were many persons to interview each revealing a minute clue that usually seemed to go nowhere. I particularly enjoyed the historical parts, explaining the origins of how that road got its name, and the gruesome deaths (and burials!

And alongside this is the archaeological site created when old bones are found on the site of the old farm where a new luxurious holiday park is being built. This idea of a Revenant seems mirrored in the present story as various characters have seen people they believed to be dead in Tradmouth. Strangefields Farm in Devon is being transformed into a holiday village, but its sinister past can't help but come barrelling into the present when a skull is found on the site. The latest DI Wesley Peterson novels wasn't too bad, but it dodn't have me desparate to know what happened next.

Strangefields Farm has been notorious for its sinister history ever since artist Jackson Temples lured young women there to model for disturbing works of art. GEORGINA GARDNER is a 17-year-old who lives in West Dorset and is studying for her A-levels in languages and art. Deadman's Hole Lane passed over Deadman's Hole Bridge then headed northeast, fording the River Don and continuing northeast to Holmes Farm, the site of which is now part of Blackburn Meadows Nature Reserve. A hair-raising bike ride down an almost forgotten lane; a sinister owl with human characteristics and a child ghost that intends to make his friends spirits as well make this a gripping collection. What I did find increasingly irritating is that Wesley has become the focus of female attention and it seems to be turning his head.