On an Outgoing Tide
On an Outgoing Tide by Caro Ramsay, published by Severn House on March 31, 2022, is a large print edition comprising 384 pages. This mystery novel follows detectives Anderson and Costello as they tackle a perplexing investigation involving two murders separated by forty years. The story begins with the discovery of a young medical student, Aasha Ariti, found dead on the outgoing tide, with the last person to see her alive, Anthony Poole, emerging as the prime suspect. As the detectives delve into this case, they are diverted to another murder involving an elderly man, revealing a complex web of secrets.
Readers will find a gripping narrative that intertwines the present with a historical crime, as the detectives uncover connections between the two murders. The investigation reveals the personal nature of the second murder, involving the tortured death of pensioner Jimmy Pearcey, and hints at long-buried secrets that date back to 1978. The novel explores themes of crime and mystery, offering a detailed look at police procedural work as Anderson and Costello navigate the challenges of their most baffling case yet.
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Two murders, forty years apart. What links them? Detectives Anderson & Costello undertake their most baffling investigation to date.
The body is found in the early hours of the morning, drifting lifelessly on the outgoing tide. Twenty-three-year-old medical student Aasha Ariti had been enjoying a night out to celebrate the end of lockdown. Anthony Poole, the last person to have seen her alive, is the prime suspect.
Before detectives Anderson and Costello can make further headway, they are pulled off the case to investigate the murder of a pensioner in his own home. The body of eighty-one-year-old Jimmy Pearcey reveals evidence of prolonged, excruciating torture in the hours before he died. Of one thing DCI Anderson is certain: this killing was very close and very personal. But the victim was a loner, without friends or relatives.
As they dig deeper however, the two detectives uncover a number of secrets in the dead man’s past. Secrets that link to another murder more than forty years before. What really happened on 21st June 1978? Someone is determined to ensure that Anderson and Costello never find out. Whatever it takes .
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