Burial Ground

- April 16, 2022

Burial Ground -Bill Kitson- crime

A body has been found in a graveyard- however not in, but on top of a grave naked and murdered. When there are further murders but with different MOA the team wonder what on earth is going on. A young woman has been mown down as she was running and from a local IT company two people are missing. Are the murders connected and if so how? This is book 14 in the Mike Nash series but happily stands alone- I hadn't read the others.

I quickly got into this and found myself immersed in the story. I've only read one other of Bill’s books but easily picked up the well roundedness of the characters and love the humour and camaraderie between them. There is a good solid plot line with several twists and turns and several smiles along the way. An entertaining read which absorbed me and kept the pages turning almost ever faster. A wonderful, fun, compelling read.

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BURIAL GROUNDS BY BILL KITSON Detective Mike Nash thought that moving back to Yorkshire from London would give him a quieter life. Little did he know . . . A young woman killed in a hit-and-run. A naked body in the cemetery. A local woman reported missing. A young mother-to-be out for an evening jog is callously struck down in a hit-and-run. Three weeks later, Detective Mike Nash is called out to the local cemetery. A naked body has been found — a body which definitely shouldn’t be there — placed face down on a grave. The post-mortem reveals that the victim was restrained with manacles, and then drowned, his body kept upside-down in water for several days after death. It’s soon established that the dead man was Andrew Derrick, who worked for a local IT company. Quiet, well-mannered, he kept himself to himself. The motive for his murder is a mystery. Then a second body turns up in the cemetery, killed in the same macabre way. And another employee from the company is reported missing. What connects them? DI Nash pieces the clues together . . . and finds himself on the trail of a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to ensure the truth remains hidden. A breathtaking crime thriller perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, J. R. Ellis, L. J. Ross, Angela Marsons, Janice Frost, David J. Gatward, J.D. Kirk, Helen H. Durrant, Joy Ellis, Biba Pearce, D.S. Butler or Peter Robinson. WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT BILL KITSON: “Whenever I put it down, I couldn’t wait to pick it back up and start again.” Christine “I enjoyed this story so much that I finished it within a day. A maze full of surprises that readers of this author should be happy with. I honestly couldn't fault it.” Kindle Customer “Absolutely suburb read, this author is incredible.” Cynthia D. “Another excellent read from the pen of Bill Kitson.” Keith H. MIKE NASH A highly talented detective, he was a rising star in the Metropolitan Police. Following a particularly gruesome case involving a sadistic serial killer, Nash turns down the chance of promotion and heads back to his native county of Yorkshire. He hopes that returning to his roots will bring peace of mind. However, although the pace of life seems gentler, the crimes prove no less horrific. His skills are tested to the limit by a series of violent crimes that threaten to ruin his plans for a more relaxed lifestyle. Nor is his secret ambition to settle down made any easier by his one weakness, a seemingly unquenchable thirst for female company. That is, until . . . ? LOCATION The books are set in a fictional rural North Yorkshire with a scattering of market towns, many small villages and countryside that changes from high moorland with dramatic crags, mountain tarns and sparse vegetation, to the gentler, lush agricultural land lower down the valley that is bisected by the river Helm. The town of Helmsdale is where Mike Nash and his team are based, in a sub-division of their headquarters in the larger town of Netherdale. Further to the west is Bishopton, also part of the hub our detectives cover. DI MIKE NASH SERIES Book 1: WHAT LIES BENEATH Book 2: VANISH WITHOUT TRACE Book 3: PLAYING WITH FIRE Book 4: KILLING CHRISTMAS Book 5: SLASH KILLER Book 6: ALONE WITH A KILLER Book 7: BLOOD DIAMOND Book 8: DEAD & GONE Book 9: HIDE & SEEK Book 10: RUNNING SCARED Book 11: THE BLEEDING HEART KILLER Book 12: CHAIN REACTION Book 13: CUT-THROAT Book 14: BURIAL GROUNDS

BILL KITSON Bill Kitson was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire. His father, a wool merchant, was a fan of crime books giving Bill access to his diverse thriller collection from a young age. Educated at Ashville College, Bill worked in the family business before spending over thirty years as a bank executive. A keen cricketer and sportsman, the highlight of his career came when he umpired a one-day international at Lords. He and his wife now live in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, where he writes crime, romance, and general fiction. Bill’s interests include Cricket, Crime, Crete, Cookery, Cryptic crosswords – and also Alliteration. Photo Credit: J Brian Beadle BOOKS BY BILL KITSON DETECTIVE MIKE NASH THRILLER SERIES: WHAT LIES BENEATH VANISH WITHOUT TRACE PLAYING WITH FIRE KILLING CHRISTMAS SLASH KILLER ALONE WITH A KILLER BLOOD DIAMOND DEAD & GONE HIDE & SEEK RUNNING SCARED THE BLEEDING HEART KILLER CHAIN REACTION CUT-THROAT BURIAL GROUNDS DETECTIVE MIKE NASH BOOKS 1–5 BOX SET JOFFE BOOKS MURDER MYSTERY & SUSPENSE SHORT STORY COLLECTION THE COWGILL FAMILY SAGA SERIES: BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF BYLAND CRESCENT STORM CLOUDS OVER BYLAND CRESCENT COMING HOME TO BYLAND CRESCENT FOLLOW BILL ON AUTHOR WEBSITE FACEBOOK TWITTER GOODREADS