The brutal massacre of the Harford family at Potwoolstan Hall in Devon in 1985 shocked the country and passed into local folklore. And when a journalist researching the case is murdered twenty years later, the horror is reawakened.

Sixteenth century Potwoolstan Hall, now a New Age healing centre, is reputed to be cursed because of the crimes of its builder, and it seems that inheritance of evil lives on as DI Wesley Peterson is faced with his most disturbing case yet. As more people die violently, Wesley needs to discover why a young woman has transformed a dolls house into a miniature reconstruction of the massacre scene. And could the solution to his case lie across the Atlantic Ocean, in the ruined remains of an early English settlement in Virginia USA?

When the truth is finally revealed, it turns out to be as horrifying as it is dangerous…About the Author

Kate Ellis was born and brought up in Liverpool and studied drama in Manchester. She is the award-winning author of the DI Wesley Peterson detective novels, as well as the Albert Lincoln trilogy and the Joe Plantagenet mysteries.Kate has won the CWA Dagger in the Library Award for her crime writing. She has also twice been shortlisted for the CWA Short Story Dagger and been longlisted for the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. Visit her online at: www.kateellis.co.uk

ReviewsThe guesswork goes on until the end in the latest of this excellent series * The Good Book Guide *The guesswork goes on until the end in the latest of this excellent series * The Good Book Guide *Star author. Unputdownable * Bookseller *Star author. Unputdownable * Bookseller *A gripping read * Best Magazine *A gripping read * Best Magazine *A beguiling author who interweaves past and present * The Times *A beguiling author who interweaves past and present * The Times *Traditional detective fiction with a twist – fans will love it * Scotland on Sunday *Traditional detective fiction with a twist – fans will love it * Scotland on Sunday *Skilfully weaves past and present into a seamless narrative * The Scotsman *Skilfully weaves past and present into a seamless narrative * The Scotsman *Book InformationISBN 9780349418957Author Kate EllisFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Piatkus BooksPublisher Little, Brown Book GroupWeight(grams) 250gDimensions(mm) 196mm * 129mm * 24mm