The Skeleton Man
The Skeleton Man by Jim Kelly, published by Penguin Adult on September 4, 2008, is a mystery novel that unfolds in the abandoned hamlet of Jude’s Ferry, which has been requisitioned by the Government for military training. This once peaceful village, known for its lack of recorded crime over a millennium, becomes the center of intrigue when local reporter Philip Dryden discovers a skeleton in a hidden cellar beneath an old pub during a Territorial Army exercise.
As the story progresses, readers will encounter a series of unsettling events, including the emergence of a man found in the river near Ely, who has lost his memory but senses a connection to Jude’s Ferry. The narrative delves into themes of crime and mystery, exploring the implications of the village’s dark past and the secrets that lie beneath its surface. With 432 pages, this edition invites readers to unravel the enigma surrounding Jude’s Ferry and its forgotten history.
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For seventeen years, the Cambridgeshire hamlet of Jude’s Ferry has lain abandoned, requisitioned by the Government for military training. In its thousand-year-old history, it had been famous for one thing � never having recorded a single crime.
But when local reporter Philip Dryden joins the Territorial Army on exercise in the empty village, its spotless history is literally blown apart. For the TA’s shells reveal a hidden cellar beneath the old pub. And inside the cellar hangs a skeleton, a noose around its neck . . .
Two days later, a man is pulled from the reeds in the river near Ely � he has no idea who he is or how he got there. But he knows the words ‘Jude’s Ferry’ are important, and he knows he is afraid…
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