Now, decades later, Strangefields is being transformed into a holiday village but the developer’s hopes that its dark reputation will be forgotten are soon dashed when a skull is found on the site.

The road follows its current course from the A6178 Sheffield Road towards what is today a steel refinery. The storyline is interwoven with the tale of the of the revenants which gives the whole storyline a spooky feel to the latest murders. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. I hope you enjoy Dead Man’s Lane, one of Wesley Peterson’s most challenging cases to date – and one that puts somebody from his past in grave danger.Some areas of Derby still carry names that record the 1665 visitation such as Blagreaves Lane which was Black Graves Lane, while Dead Man's Lane speaks for itself. It has taken me long enough but this is the first Wesley Peterson novel I have read, brought to it by the very good Albert Lincoln series. There were many persons to interview each revealing a minute clue that usually seemed to go nowhere. They may not be buried there, but they could watch it now – the resting place of their ancestors before them.

The strands of this plot are cleverly interwoven with a journal begun in 1666, which among other things, describes the steps taken to stop the dead from rising. As part of the free and simple registration, you will be asked to read and conform to the house rules. The unique and potent mix of police procedural and historical crime fiction makes this addictive and compulsively readable, and the plentiful twists, surprises and misdirection are executed adeptly. It is wide ranging and with no immediate suspects or motive Wesley grabs any loose thread until a more coherent picture starts to emerge.There is just one book from this series I haven't yet read so I will soon make up for that before the newest book is released here in US later this summer. If only I could tell her – we go to every corner of the world, even to the moon and back, and yet nothing has really changed. Ellis sets her Wesley Peterson novels in Devon, where he's the first black officer at his level in the station where he works, but interestingly she disguises placenames; eg her 'Tradmouth', I'm guessing, is Dartmouth, whilst 'Neston', given Ellis' description of it, is most likely to be Totnes. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.

It would appeal to anyone who loves the 'puzzle' kind of murder mystery or fans of authors who mix murder mysteries and archaeology, such as Elly Griffiths. So there is the old case against which the new occurs, with the venue of Strangefields, where Temples had killed multiple girls, and the method of killing, as well as numerous individuals who had a connection to him, including his half sister.the flat characters (Tim is always surrounded by women whose main characteristic is how much they are drawn towards him; Pam is mainly ill and very insecure; Della is mainly egoistic and a nuisance; Jerry is mainly a jolly-grouchy northerner. The Headless Cross, also known as the "Vinegar Stone" or "Plague Stone" at Friar Gate, Derby, England.

It is possible the remains of bodies buried in the vicinity were flushed out of the earth and the "hole" is where they washed up on the banks of the Don when the river receded. No matter how loud, or how sharp her tone, the girl would have stayed, stood her ground where a tree now stands, eyes hazy, a posy on her wrist.When the plague struck Mapperton - noone is sure whether it was during the 14th century plague or the one that struck in the 16th century - the villagers of Netherbury blocked the way so the plague victims didn't get buried in their village - for fear of infection. Strangefields Farm is notorious for its sinister history ever since serial killer Jackson Temples lured young women to the premises, and the girls never left alive. The Wesley Peterson mysteries are always such a delight with plenty of suspects along with the intriguing historical connections. One from the past as skeletons halt a current housing development, and one from the present as a convicted criminal declares his innocence, new victims are found, and supposedly dead people reappear years later. Her Wesley Peterson police procedural series always features dual timelines: one in the present and one in the past, both of which involve the same location.