{"product_id":"death-on-the-norfolk-coast-a-chilling-british-crime-mystery-paperback","title":"Death on the Norfolk Coast: A chilling British crime mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFROM CWA DAGGER AWARD-WINNING JIM KELLY COMES AN ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING CRIME MYSTERY SERIES SET ON THE SWEEPING NORFOLK COAST.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A sparkling star in the crime fiction firmament.'\u003cstrong\u003e COLIN DEXTER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note this book was previously published as\u003cem\u003e DEATH WORE WHITE.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDI Peter Shaw works in the shadow of his late father, a legend of the North Norfolk police force. \u003c\/strong\u003eA recent accident cost him the sight in one eye. Methodical, principled, and forensic to the core, he loathes the slapdash instinct and rule-breaking habits of old-fashioned coppers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich makes his new partner a problem.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDS\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Valentine\u003c\/strong\u003e is exactly the kind of policeman Shaw can't stand. He trusts gut instinct over procedure, enjoys a drink or three, and smokes like a chimney. What's worse, he was once partner to Shaw's late father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow Shaw and Valentine must learn to work together, and quickly. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEight cars are stranded nose-to-tail on a gravel road in Norfolk's Siberia Belt, trapped by the snow and a fallen tree. Shaw and Valentine arrive to check on the motorists, expecting frayed tempers and a long night ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, they find a man dead at the wheel of his truck - viciously stabbed, with no sign of struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd his killer has achieved the impossible: striking without being seen, and without leaving a single footprint in the snow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn unputdownable crime mystery, laced with dark secrets, is perfect for fans of Joy Ellis, Caro Ramsay, Ann Cleeves, Elly Griffiths, LJ Ross or Val McDermid.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE SETTING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorfolk's coast is flat and exposed, with saltmarsh and sandbank running alongside stretches of black water. Narrow coast roads thread between dykes and creeks, easily disrupted by tide, weather, or a single fallen tree. Inland, King's Lynn is all tight streets and old dockland, its medieval layout still intact while modern crime hides in plain sight. \u003cstrong\u003eOut here, the landscape shapes every investigation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Jim Kelly: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Intelligent crime fiction - leaves the reader hungry for more.'\u003cstrong\u003e Val McDermid, No. 1 bestselling author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Kelly goes from strength to strength.'\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Kelly is fast gaining a reputation for his literate, atmospheric novels.'\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Intensely atmospheric.'\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREADERS LOVE \u003cem\u003eDEATH ON THE NORFOLK COAST: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A perfectly created story from a master craftsman.' Michael W.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Written with non-stop action and flair.' Spike\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Riveting! I couldn't put it down.' Lynda P.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The ingenious and gripping plot had me racing through it.' Jean H. B.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A masterfully well-worked plot.' 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