Displeasure Island
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'Alice Bell writes with real verve' Janice Hallett'Alice Bell is a talent to watch' Sam Blake'There are apparently a lot of ghosts on Spike Island,' said Basher. 'So perhaps one more can't hurt.'Claire sighed and looked at Sophie. She was standing in the sunlight beaming through the windows, so she was washed out and almost see-through - but still very clearly sticking her tongue out at Claire. 'Oh,' said Claire, 'I think you'd be surprised.'Professional medium turned detective Claire, her best friend Sophie (a 17-year-old ghost) and their pals are enjoying a much-needed cheap holiday in an unfinished hotel on Spike Island off the West Coast of Ireland. Claire is flattered to be asked by the local ghost of a pirate captain to investigate the theft of treasure from the shipwreck that stranded him there several hundred years ago. But just when she thinks she is closing in on the culprit, a murder takes place, and Claire and her friends quickly become the chief suspects. Can they recover the treasure, solve the murder and clear their names before all is lost?
CONTRIBUTORS: Alice Bell
EAN: 9781838958442
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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HEIGHT: 234 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Atlantic Books
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GENRE: FICTION / Ghost, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / General
WIDTH: 156 cm
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Book Themes:
Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Contemporary horror and ghost stories
Fast, funny and furious, this book has bags of humour, bags of heart and a proper murder mystery at its core... Bell is one to watch., A delicious mashup of grisly murder, country house and semi-helpful ghosts... it's a lot of fun. , Read this fabulous book - you will not regret it., Knives Out vibes with added ghosts. Fresh, funny and hugely enjoyable, Funny, fast, sharp, original, and addictive
Alice Bell grew up in South West England, in the sort of middle-of-nowhere where teenagers spend their weekends drinking Smirnoff Ice in a field that also has at least one horse in it. She is the deputy editor of Rock Paper Shotgun, a popular PC gaming website, and in 2019 she was named one of the 100 most influential women in the UK games industry. After spending several years in London, Alice now lives in Cork in Ireland. She has probably read more detective fiction and watched more episodes of Midsomer Murders than you. Her debut novel, Grave Expectations, was selected for the BBC Radio 2 Book Club. Displeasure Island is her second novel.
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'Alice Bell writes with real verve' Janice Hallett'Alice Bell is a talent to watch' Sam Blake'There are apparently a lot of ghosts on Spike Island,' said Basher. 'So perhaps one more can't hurt.'Claire sighed and looked at Sophie. She was standing in the sunlight beaming through the windows, so she was washed out and almost see-through - but still very clearly sticking her tongue out at Claire. 'Oh,' said Claire, 'I think you'd be surprised.'Professional medium turned detective Claire, her best friend Sophie (a 17-year-old ghost) and their pals are enjoying a much-needed cheap holiday in an unfinished hotel on Spike Island off the West Coast of Ireland. Claire is flattered to be asked by the local ghost of a pirate captain to investigate the theft of treasure from the shipwreck that stranded him there several hundred years ago. But just when she thinks she is closing in on the culprit, a murder takes place, and Claire and her friends quickly become the chief suspects. Can they recover the treasure, solve the murder and clear their names before all is lost?
CONTRIBUTORS: Alice Bell
EAN: 9781838958442
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES:
WEIGHT:
HEIGHT: 234 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Atlantic Books
DATE PUBLISHED:
CITY:
GENRE: FICTION / Ghost, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / General
WIDTH: 156 cm
SPINE:
Book Themes:
Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Contemporary horror and ghost stories
Alice Bell grew up in South West England, in the sort of middle-of-nowhere where teenagers spend their weekends drinking Smirnoff Ice in a field that also has at least one horse in it. She is the deputy editor of Rock Paper Shotgun, a popular PC gaming website, and in 2019 she was named one of the 100 most influential women in the UK games industry. After spending several years in London, Alice now lives in Cork in Ireland. She has probably read more detective fiction and watched more episodes of Midsomer Murders than you. Her debut novel, Grave Expectations, was selected for the BBC Radio 2 Book Club. Displeasure Island is her second novel.
