A Few Dying Words — Paula Gosling

The second compelling whodunit in the Blackwater Bay series from Paula Gosling, author of Monkey Puzzle and winner of the CWA Golden Dagger.

Every year, the normally peaceful, ordinary citizens of Blackwater Bay celebrate Halloween with a carnival of madness, laughter â€" and practical jokes. They call it the Howl â€" and each town in the county competes for the wildest 'Howler' of all. For one person, however, the Howl means one thing: murder.

Thirty years ago, a killer struck. Now, under the cover of the carnival, the killer has returned. Or, at least, that's what Sheriff Matt Gabriel thinks. Everyone else thinks he's crazy. Suspicion and resentment surround him, as he searches urgently for the one who killed once, twice â€" and may kill again . . .

'This is a writer who always entertains' â€" Sunday Telegraph

A Few Dying Words is the second book in the Blackwater Bay series. The series continues with The Dead of Winter.