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

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The book starts with the friend of a woman getting married at the courthouse without family or friends attending. While the case takes Wesley to Yorkshire and the Cotswolds, archaeologist Neil Watson is making a dramatic discovery of his own in the fields near the house. 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.

Overall I enjoyed it - it told a good story with a few good strands which come together at the end in a nice way - but could've done with fewer niggles. It turns out that Susan is on a quest to learn more about her friend's husband who has disappeared completely.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. 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. This was so interesting and really got exciting at the end as they rescue a friend of Wesley's wife, Pam, who has apparently been taken advantage of it by a murderous con man.

Another totally absorbing murder mystery in South Devon featuring Wesley Peterson and "pals" doing what they do best in their own ways. 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. A predator is finding vulnerable women, draining their resources and disposing of them in various ways. 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.There were a few other little leaps of logic in the book which also jarred slightly and could very easily have been smoothed out. This is extremely difficult to do because author Kate Ellis is one of the best at supplying some first-class misdirection. I really enjoyed Serpent's Point because Wesley's friend, archaeologist Neil Watson, has a larger role. and, once again, an amazing plot and the connections made between archaeology and the present time and crime are enthrauling. Quite often it can be clunky when there are multiple time lines, but keeping the timeline in the past quite simply narrated really worked well.

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Interspersed with Wesley’s investigation there are several diary entries dating from May to June 1921 from the journal of Dr Aldus Claye, who at that time was also excited at a possible Roman settlement in his field.