Walking into the Ocean: Volume 1

(Hardback, No Edition)

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Clever writing combined with an unusual and complex plot introduce this riveting new series

In the debut mystery featuring veteran Scotland Yard Chief Inspector Peter Cammon, what seems like a simple domestic crime turns out to be a series of murders ravaging a peaceful English coastal community.

The semi-retired Cammon is sent to the Jurassic Coast to investigate a case: a woman murdered and her mechanic husband, the likely suspect, drowned in the English Channel. But Cammon soon discovers that his investigation is a sideshow to a string of killings along the cliffs that has stymied local police. The only way to solve this one murder is to figure out the serial killings that terrorize the region. The detective travels from London, Dorset, and Devon to the island of Malta, relentlessly following the overlapping threads of the two cases to their shocking climax. The first installment in a series of three, this cliffhanger sets a chilling tone for the British sleuths forthcoming mysteries.

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Whellams has written the most ambitious Canadian crime novel in years. Toronto Star
Like every good fictional detective, and most real ones, Peter Cammon is a fellow who likes to do things his own way. In Walking into the Ocean, that doesnt always work in his favor, but it always makes him interesting. Ottawa Citizen
Whats summer without a solid British thriller Ottawa author David Whellamss debut features retired Scotland Yard Chief Inspector Peter Cammon, in a story that starts on the cliffs of Dorset and then travels to the hills of Malta. On the way, a simple domestic murder-suicide morphs into a chase for a relentless serial killer. This is the first of a series: Peter Cammon could become another Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks. Globe and Mail
[Walking Into the Ocean] builds to a dramatic and suspenseful climax. The authors refreshingly clear-eyed portrayal of his hero is a plus. Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

The first in the Peter Cammon Mystery Series, Walking into the Ocean is informed by David Whellams 30 years of working in criminal law and amending the Criminal Code in such areas as dangerous offenders and terrorism. He lives in Ottawa, Ontario.