Death Toll

Bodies are being exhumed at Kings Lynns cemetery, the bones moved to higher ground to avoid flooding. But when the coffin of murdered pub landlady Nora Tilden is hauled up into the light theres a grim discovery; the twisted corpse of a young black man, killed by a billhook blow to the head, and dumped in the grave on the night Nora was buried twenty-eight years earlier. The police are baffled by a bewildering and brutal murder. Who was this young man? Was he the victim of a racist crime? When DI Peter Shaw, DS George Valentine and their team are put on the case their investigation first leads them to The Flask, Noras pub just along the riverbank, where her family hides more than one dark secret and its soon clear no one can be trusted. Will Shaw and Valentine be able to get to the shocking truth behind the murder before its too late and the ghosts from the past claim another victim? Praise for Jim Kelly:-A rare combination of poetic writing and a gripping plot Sunday Telegraph Kelly pulls off both fiendish plot and contemporary relevance in an unsettling, allegoric tale Guardian Kelly goes from strength to strength Daily Mirror-Full of suspense, gore and excitement - you wont be able to put this down! Closer-[Thumbnails of Death Wore White and Deatch Watch]