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A Shaw and Valentine police procedural
by Jim Kelly
When a body is discovered beneath the waves off Scolt Head Island, the contents of the dead man's pockets lead Detective Inspector Peter Shaw to suspect an outbreak of 'samphire wars': a turf battle for control of the prized sea asparagus which sells for a small fortune along the affluent North Norfolk coast. Or does the killer merely want it to look that way?
Meanwhile, Detective Sergeant George Valentine is investigating a series of break-ins targeted at wealthy second-home owners. And a lethal strain of adulterated cocaine is flooding the streets of nearby Lynn, leaving devastation in its wake.
Then the second body is found – and the simmering tensions underpinning this remote coastal community come bursting into the open … with devastating consequences.
"Starred Review. Long after the pieces of the puzzle fall into place, the mystery of the human psyche remains." - Publishers Weekly
"Darkly atmospheric, fast-paced, and involving." - Booklist
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A previous Dagger in the Library winner, Jim Kelly is the author of seven Philip Dryden mysteries and four Shaw & Valentine police procedurals. He lives in Ely, Cambridgeshire.
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