Isles of Scilly Mysteries by Kate Rhodes 8 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set
Hell Bay
Ruin Beach
Burnt Island
Pulpit Rock
Devil's Table
The Brutal Tide
Hangman Island
Deadman's Pool

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Overview
This eight-book paperback set gathers the complete Isles of Scilly Mysteries by Kate Rhodes, following DI Ben Kitto as he investigates murder after murder across the tiny, windswept Atlantic islands he calls home. From Hell Bay through Deadman's Pool, each novel delivers a self-contained crime with its own suspects, setting, and motive, while Kitto's own story deepens with every book. Fans of atmospheric British crime fiction will find brisk pacing, closely observed island communities, and a coastal setting that feels every bit as dangerous as the killers Kitto hunts down.

About the Books
In 2018, Kate Rhodes launched Hell Bay, the first of the Isles of Scilly Mysteries, introducing DI Ben Kitto, a detective who returns to the tiny Atlantic islands where he was born after a harrowing spell with the London murder squad. This eight-book paperback collection carries that premise through Ruin Beach, Burnt Island, Pulpit Rock, Devil's Table, The Brutal Tide, Hangman Island, and Deadman's Pool, tracking Kitto as he rises from a grieving detective on leave to the islands' deputy chief of police. Each novel centers on a different island, turning an apparently idyllic holiday setting into a locked community full of secrets, old grudges, and sudden violence. Storms, isolation, and small populations turn routine investigations into pressure-cooker mysteries where almost everyone is a suspect. Rhodes has returned to the Scilly Isles year after year, and that firsthand familiarity with tides, weather, and close-knit village life gives every case a lived-in authenticity beyond a typical procedural. Readers who enjoy Ann Cleeves' island settings will feel instantly at home in these pages, where the landscape is as memorable as any suspect. Whether read back-to-back as a long binge or savored one island at a time, this set offers a satisfying, self-contained crime experience in every single volume, bound together by a detective whose own personal story is every bit as compelling as the murders he is tasked with solving.

Key Benefits

• Complete 8-book paperback set of the Isles of Scilly Mysteries by Kate Rhodes, in publication order
• Follows DI Ben Kitto through self-contained mysteries that can be read together or as standalones
• Vivid, weather-beaten Scilly Isles setting that turns location into a character in its own right
• Perfect for fans of British coastal crime, island mysteries, and slow-burn police procedurals
• Great gift for mystery readers, book clubs, and anyone building a crime fiction library
• Brand-new paperback copies, ready for cover-to-cover binge reading

Book-by-Book Guide
Hell Bay — Kitto returns to his home island of Bryher on leave and investigates a teenage girl's murder during an island-cutting storm.
Ruin Beach — A sailor's empty boat and a severed hand washed ashore pull Kitto into a chilling new case.
Burnt Island — A body found on a St Agnes bonfire forces Kitto to lock down a community of just eighty residents.
Pulpit Rock — A scorching St Mary's summer turns deadly as Kitto hunts a killer moving between close-knit island communities.
Devil's Table — Kitto confronts secrets long buried beneath the islands' outwardly calm surface.
The Brutal Tide — Unpredictable weather and old grudges shape a case that puts the sea itself at the center.
Hangman Island — A new investigation tests Kitto's growing authority as the islands' deputy chief of police.
Deadman's Pool — the most recent entry, continuing DI Ben Kitto's story with a fresh case on the same Scilly backdrop.

About the Author
Kate Rhodes is a British novelist known for two long-running crime series. In 2018 she launched Hell Bay, the first of the Isles of Scilly Mysteries, following her earlier Alice Quentin novels featuring a London psychologist. Rhodes writes with close personal knowledge of the Isles of Scilly, having spent years visiting the islands to capture their light, weather, and tight-knit communities on the page. Beyond crime fiction, she has also published poetry collections. Her Ben Kitto novels have earned recognition within the crime writing community and been optioned for television.

Why You'll Love This Collection
Eight complete mysteries, one unforgettable detective, and a setting you can practically feel the wind off. This paperback collection is ideal for summer reading on vacation, a cozy winter binge, or a thoughtful gift for the crime fiction fan in your life who loves atmosphere as much as plot.

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