Serpent's Point: Book 26 in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series

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I wouldn't say this story gripped and intrigued me as much as some of the others but still a solid, very readable instalment. The intermittent excerpts from the 1921 archaeological dig team didn't feel too relevant throughout the book and it didn't have too much impact on the ending which was disappointing. But I was surprised at how well the book went, how easy it was to pick up the plot considering this series has been going on with this book being number 26. In Serpent's Point, readers follow along with Wesley and Neil in the present day, but they're also treated to the journal entries of wannabe famous archaeologist Dr. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

Ellis connects archaeological studies of the past with present-day crimes, and the setting in Devonshire along with the other characters in the police station are also well-done.Another totally absorbing murder mystery in South Devon featuring Wesley Peterson and "pals" doing what they do best in their own ways. While it's great to catch up with what has been happening with all the characters and get down and dirty in Neil's trenches, I always love trying to put all the pieces together to solve the mystery. Overall, it was an ok read and I may be inclined to give Kate Ellis's works another go as the style of her writing is enjoyable. I was checking this blog and learned that I hadn't read one from 2011 so I'll be getting to that eventually but right now I have a shelf full of books from the library.

I really enjoyed Serpent's Point because Wesley's friend, archaeologist Neil Watson, has a larger role. Claye's journal entries gave me delicious little shivers because they reminded me so much of Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess".She worked in teaching, marketing and accountancy before first enjoying writing success as a winner of the North West Playwrights competition. But as they investigate Susan Brown's life, they discover she was investigating the disappearance and murder of two other women. and, once again, an amazing plot and the connections made between archaeology and the present time and crime are enthrauling.

A predator is finding vulnerable women, draining their resources and disposing of them in various ways. The writing was done well and it was clear what the author's intentions were whilst writing but I felt that the story was a little slow.

As he delves into the case, he starts to notice that there are other murders from around England that could be linked to why Susan had been killed. You could easily slip into this series with Serpent's Point because Ellis does a good job of supplying enough backstory to answer questions without bogging down the plot. As always such a treat to revisit the characters who are now, after 26 books in the series, cosily familiar. Meanwhile Neil, Wesley's friend from his days as an anthropology student, is excited to find what looks like the remains of a Roman village and we learn, through letters, that this is not a new discovery.

Whether you've read the whole series, or are discovering Kate Ellis's DI Wesley Peterson novels for the first time, this is the perfect page-turner if you love reading Ann Cleeves and Elly Griffiths. When a woman is found strangled on a coastal path in South Devon, the police suspect at first that she's the random victim of a stranger. Busy because it also is a site of suspected Roman habitation discovered by two young girls using their metal detectors. The number of potential suspects and the work Gerry, Wesley and the rest of the team have to put into whittle them down keeps you guessing to the end.

Crime and mystery stories have always fascinated her, as have medieval history and archaeology which she likes to incorporate in her books.