The Art of Breathing — Kate Evans

A room-full of people see Professor Harrison Peer fall to his death. But there is no body and, possibly, no crime for DS Theo Akande to investigate. Yet as he continues to delve through the polite surface of the Professor's academic world he discovers a disturbingly jealous underbelly. Meanwhile, as Hannah Poole is coming to terms with her late father's secrets and lies, others also have to confront the past. However, it is someone active in today's world who is turning out to be a clear and present danger. Akande merely has to work out who that someone is. This isn't gritty crime, this isn't cosy crime, this isn't police procedural. This is poetic storytelling which peels back the psychological layers to reveal the raw centre. This is the third novel in the #ScarboroughMysteries series by Kate Evans. The first, The Art of the Imperfect, was long-listed for the Crime Writers Association debut dagger in 2015. Kate Evans is a writer of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Her book, Pathways Through Writing Blocks in the Academic Environment, was published by Sense Publishers in 2013. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Sussex University and teaches on the Degree in Creative Writing at the University of Hull, Scarborough campus. She is trained as a psychotherapeutic counsellor. She loves walking by the sea and afternoon tea. Praise for #ScarboroughMysteries ‘The first thing to mention is the writing style is incredibly strong. … The description through this book is brilliantly constructed so that I really felt completely immersed.' Lizzy, My Little Book Blog ‘You can almost taste the salt. Scarborough provides an evocative, windswept setting for this crime novel that touches on various issues and buried secrets that trouble the perpetrators, victims and those investigating. It is character driven and its realism and attention to detail makes a smart, contemporary read that leaves enough unanswered questions about the main characters to fuel the next book in the series.' J Hazell. www.scarboroughmysteries.com