Grave Intent

Foul deeds lie buried under campus groundsJericho College is closed for the summer break. But professor Carla James is busy teaching a short course to a small group of archaeology enthusiasts.
Keen to get involved with local history, the newcomers become fixated on the three-hundred year old grave of Meg Woodthorpe. Killed for being a witch. A single stone sits on the burial site supposedly to prevent her rising again.
And excavations reveal she may have. Meg's body is no longer there. She has been replaced by a modern victim. With no one missing, Carla must work out who this is and where Meg has gone.
A dark and atmospheric crime thriller. Perfect for fans of Elly Griffiths and Kathy Reichs.
Praise for Sarah Ward'Carla James is a wonderful creation' William Shaw
'Fresh, original and utterly compelling' Marion Todd
'A gripping, atmospheric page-turner' Sheila Bugler
'Dark, engaging and beautifully written' Michael Wood
'Clever and compelling' Woman's Weekly
'Strongly atmospheric' Crime Time

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Sarah Ward is a critically acclaimed crime and gothic thriller writer. Her book, A Patient Fury, was an Observer book of the month and The Quickening, written as Rhiannon Ward, was a Radio Times book of the year. Sarah is a former Vice-Chair of the Crime Writers Association and Trustee of Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Sarah Ward, Ward Sarah
• Verlag: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheint: 11.06.2026
• EAN: 9781804366820
• ISBN: 978-1-80436-682-0
• Seiten: 336
• Abmessung: 129 mm x 198 mm x 12 mm
• Serie: Carla James Crime Thrillers
• Themen: Belletristik > Spannung; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION / Crime, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, FICTION / Small Town & Rural, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, FICTION / School & Education, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives