The Devil's Gate

  Malcolm, August 2019.

  BOOKS BY MALCOLM RICHARDS

  Devil’s Cove trilogy

  The Cove

  Desperation Point

  The Devil’s Gate

  Standalones & Novellas

  The Hiding House

  Walking After Midnight

  Writing as M. J. Richards:

  The Emily Swanson series

  Next To Disappear

  Mind For Murder

  Trail Of Poison

  Watch You Sleep

  Visit the author’s website for a complete list of his thrillers:

  www.malcolmrichardsauthor.com/book-list

  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

  THANK YOU AS ALWAYS to my editor Natasha Orme, who always manages to polish the heart and the darkness in my stories; to J. Caleb Clark for another breath-taking cover design; to all the professionals who helped me shape this trilogy into something believable: Andrea Lydon, former CSI, Philip Bates, DI Gail Windsor, Rebecca Bradley, Sarah Grey, OT; thank you to my Read & Review team – I’m lucky to have my own cheerleading squad; and to my friends and family, who still like me despite my ‘dark personality’; and lastly, as always, to Xander, who sticks around despite my alarming internet history. It’s research, honest.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  CORNISH BORN MALCOLM Richards writes thrillers about everyday people caught up in dangerous situations. He is the author of the award-nominated Devil's Cove trilogy, set in a Cornish coastal town with a terrifying secret. Writing as M.J. Richards, he is the author of the Emily Swanson series, in which the titular sleuth suffers from PTSD.

  His first book, The Hiding House, was published in 2012 and tells the story of two young siblings uncovering a viper's nest of family secrets after being left alone in their grandmother's isolated woodland home.

  Previously, he worked for several years in the special education sector, teaching and supporting inner-city children in London with complex emotional and developmental needs. He now lives in Somerset with his partner and a cat called Sukey.

  www.malcolmrichardsauthor.com

  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

  Storm House Books

  Copyright © 2019 Malcolm Richards

  All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

  Edited by www.natashaorme.com

  Cover design by www.jcalebdesign.com

  www.malcolmrichardsauthor.com