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Hell Bay
- The Isles of Scilly Mysteries
- Narrated by: Stephen Perring
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
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Publisher's Summary
THE ISLES OF SCILLY MYSTERIES #1
DI Ben Kitto needs a second chance. After ten years working for the murder squad in London, a traumatic event has left him grief-stricken. He’s tried to resign from his job, but his boss has persuaded him to take three months to reconsider.
Ben plans to work in his uncle Ray’s boatyard, on the tiny Scilly island of Bryher where he was born, hoping to mend his shattered nerves. His plans go awry when the body of sixteen year old Laura Trescothick is found on the beach at Hell Bay. Her attacker must still be on the island because no ferries have sailed during a two-day storm.
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Critic Reviews
‘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' Erin Kelly, author of He Said, She Said
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- asthecrowflies
- 12-02-2021
Not quite hell but at times it was purgatory.
Smart, sensitive, sexy and well-loved detective runs in circles around small island while people get killed. Smart, sensitive, sexy and traumatised woman just happens to be on same island. Passable book to pass the time.
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- Jennifer
- 26-11-2020
Loved it!
This crime novel was so easy to get into. A remote setting with the interesting perspective of the protagonist returning with own personal baggage and soon forced to examine the baggage of the island's new and old inhabitants. I'll be following up on this author and listenable author.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 15-01-2021
Was enjoyable enough
I didnt really find this book overly suspenseful or exciting. Definitely a slow burn kinda story. Was enjoyable enough to listen to, but something was missing for me.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- elizabeth b.
- 24-11-2020
Average .....such a shame
If Ben tells us how ‘beautiful’ the long legged bouncy, haired smooth voiced violinist is again I will scream. I wouldn’t read any more of this author. Shame she had to make it so blokie.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Anne
- 24-12-2020
Really enjoyable.
This is my first Kate Rhodes novel and I will go back for more. As an Aussie who loves Cornwall I felt like I was really there with her beautiful descriptions of the sea and islands. It was a nice easy read with likeable characters and well read by Stephen Perring.
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- Bonnie B
- 20-01-2021
Mournful, Atmospheric Murder Mystery
Hell Bay is a good, fast-paced read. The characters are interesting and the detail in surroundings fascinating. It really does pull you into the story. The story itself has a mournful tone, and while answers are eventually found, it did not feel successful. I found the romance aspect to the story completely unnecessary and a little embarrassing to read. A small subplot in the same genre of the story would have performed better.
Overall, it was a good one to read with only a few scraps left unexplained.
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-12-2020
Pleasant, cosy mystery
Ignore the huge plot and procedural holes. Just relax and enjoy a pleasant few hours on an island.
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- N. purushotham
- 28-11-2020
Under researched
There are a few gaps in the narrative, the investigator has an affair with a suspect, illogical conjectures, too many unconvincing suspects. Overall not very believable as a police detective novel.
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- Lesley Mac
- 24-06-2020
Murders in Scilly Paradise.
Hell Bay is a satisfying crime novel with a very likeable protagonist and his (ultimately) faithful hound, Shadow. Set on the Isles of Scilly, 28 miles SW of Land’s End, it is a ‘gentle’ crime story—meaning there is a refreshing lack of psychopaths and blood and gore with every turn of the page. Admittedly, I do enjoy those sorts of crime novels, but occasionally, less is more, if the mood strikes.
The setting of Scilly is a surprise, and though I had heard of the Isles of Scilly, it was only a vague knowledge, but I have since Googled the place and if I had the money and Covid19 wasn’t lurking around, I would go there in s shot.
Kate Rhodes has written a very refreshing novel and Stephen Perring’s narration hits the right spot.
Give it a go.
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- Leonie
- 25-11-2020
Really enjoyed
Nothing earth shattering but just a good murder mystery that flowed along. Just bought the second book. Good narration, some reviews said the narrator was boring. I listen to a LOT of RC Bray books who is the opposite of boring but I found this narrator was good.
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