Death on Lindisfarne: The Aidan Mysteries: 02 - Softcover

"Grief and healing, violence and peace, sanctity and evil: Holy Island was ever a place of contrasts. The spirit of ancient saints hovers near, but contemporary corruption threatens Aidan and all he holds dear... will enchant readers of classic British mysteries." -- Donna Fletcher Crow, author of A Very Private Grave "A powerfully evoked sense of place and unfolding mystery is woven into a contemporary tale of tragedy turned sinister, on the ancient island of saints." -- C. F. Dunn, author of Mortal Fire

Aidan brings his bright 8-year-old daughter Melangell to the retreat centre on the holy island of Lindisfarne to show her the places about which her recently-dead mother Jenny wrote books. There they meet Lucy, a Methodist minister, who is running a course on Northumbrian saints. When Rachel, a troubled teenager whom Lucy had befriended, is found dead on the beach, suspicion falls on one guest after another. The publicity allows Lucy's violent ex-partner, with whom she had served in the police, to track her down ...