The restoration of an old coastal defence tower is halted when work starts on the flooded basement, leading to the grim discovery of a human bone.
The Napoleonic-era ruin is known to the locals as 'Devil's Tower' for the many urban myths and ghost stories attributed to it. Far more terrifying is the story of its actual past.
When Boyd and the team begin to investigate they discover more than they bargained for in the dark, waterlogged void below Martello Tower No. 79. Alex Scarrow has been a rock guitarist, a graphic artist and a computer games designer. He is the author of several adult thrillers, including Last Light and A Thousand Suns. The TimeRiders and Plagueland series are for teens. He has recently returned to writing for adults with his DCI Boyd crime series. He lives in England with his wife Debbie and his rescue spaniel, Ozzie. For more up to date Information go to-www.alexscarrow.com This is the fifth book in the DCI Boyd Crime series. Author is based in Norwich, England. Over 900,000 copies sold across the DCI Boyd series. He published 17 novels with Penguin, Orion and Macmillan. A number of these have been optioned for film/TV development, including his bestselling thriller Last Light, produced by MGM. Perfect for fans of J.D. Kirk, Rachel McLean and M.W. Craven
