The "Devil's Dice" by Roz Watkins, is an addictive crime thriller that twists and turns with twists even twister.Set in the enchanting north of England, the novel is a fast-paced and exciting ride.
Meg Dalton the detective who works out of a police station in Blackpool has only 48 hours to catch a killer before the victim's body vanishes. Amid rumours about local curses and unsettling clues, Meg is determined to crack the case. From a modernistic cave in the Peak District where Meg discovers a dead male body marked with horrific deep scratch marks, she uncovers something much more sinister than anything she'd ever expected.
Using the available information on the case,Meg sets out to find the killer, but soon realises she is not alone on her quest. Her past comes back to haunt her, as she sees images and learns about secrets long thought forgotten. As she closes in on the killer's identity, Meg realises she too must face unimaginable consequences.
"Di Watkins knows how to keep her readers at the edge of their seats with an array of twists and turns in her deftly-clever crime story about Meg Dalton." - *Kirkus Review*
When Meg faces down the killer and their enigmatic knowledge, the reader can't help but wonder what secrets they'll discover.
Selected by the Crime Writers' Association for the Debut Dagger Crime novel of 2019, this enthralling, ambitious saga will keep you spellbound.
When legal adviser Marcus Nightingale is found murdered in a remote cave in Shropshire's Peak District National Park, with evidence of an unfashionable leopard attack stitched across his forehead, Detective Inspector Meg Dalton knows she is in for a challenge.
Adding to the complication is the weird message carved into the rocky ceiling, featuring the Grim Reaper's cold eyes, accompanied by Nightingale's initials and a centuries-old date. Copious forensics are baffled, even forensic podcaster Nick Bryant and DI Dalton's boyfriend DS Mark Darroch recognise this as cold blood.
Once knew, there are clandestine confrontations, and even an appalling trap... Whilst Dalton fights her way to the killer's door, she struggles to detect the truth amidst insidious ramblings and political agendas. Even her own past, which she has kept hidden, threatens to unravel.
And there is a sinister game being played - with Dalton feeling (but not knowing) that the chamber is already overflowing with deadly dice on the bones of the dead, reminding her that the game is never over…
A gripping new entry in the unmissable world of Punk Crime, starring the charismatic and versatile author of The Chain of White Pigs, supplying crimes far more terrifying than their surface evident.
«Дьявольские кости» Роуэн Уотерс
Книга, попавшая в короткий список премии CWA Dagger за дебютную книгу. апрельский номер «Времени» за 2021 год назвал ее «захватывающим дебютом». Газета «Sunday Times» написала, что в этой книге есть «вдохновение от Агаты Кристи и Вероники Рот и совместимое с английской атмосферой подземелье Пиков. Мы представляем опасного писательницу в жанре криминалла».В результате шокирующего убийства в пещере в Пике Дистрикт, лицо адвоката обозначено царапинами. Наводящий ужас знак, сообщение видно на стене пещеры, над телом: загробный суд с первыми буквами и так это точно было в течение века. Становится ясно: убийца играет с Томом в игру с еще более опасными действиями. Игра начинается…Новая книга призывающая к срочным действиям Ди», идеальный выбор для ценителей «Преображения» и «Счастливой долины».
Электронная Книга «The Devil’s Dice» написана автором Roz Watkins в году.
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Язык: Английский
Серии: A DI Meg Dalton thriller
ISBN: 9780008214623
Описание книги от Roz Watkins
Shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger AwardThe Times Crime Book of the Month, April 2018‘A fascinating debut’ The Sunday Times‘A touch of Agatha Christie, a dash of Ann Cleeves’s Vera and a suitably moody setting in the Peaks…bring a formidable newcomer to British crime writing.’ Daily Mail***A SHOCKING DEATHA lawyer is found dead in a Peak District cave, his face ribboned with scratches.A SINISTER MESSAGEAmidst rumours of a local curse, DI Meg Dalton is convinced this is cold-blooded murder. There's just one catch – chiselled into the cave wall above the body is an image of the grim reaper and the dead man's initials, and it's been there for over a century.A DEADLY GAME As Meg battles to solve the increasingly disturbing case, it's clear someone knows her secrets. The murderer is playing games with Meg – and the dice are loaded…A white-knuckle crime debut introducing DI Meg Dalton, perfect for fans of Broadchurch and Happy Valley.
