Dead End
By (Author) Rachel Lynch
Canelo
Canelo Crime
25th November 2025
26th June 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery: police procedural
Organized crime
Thriller / suspense fiction
823.92
Paperback
368
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 22mm
A family destroyed by a legacy of lies
When the elderly Earl of Lowesdale is found hanging from the rafters at Wasdale Hall, its assumed he ended his own life. But the coroner finds signs of foul play and DI Kelly Porter unpicks a tangled story of privilege and deceit.
Meanwhile, two young female hikers go missing around the Lakes and an urgent search begins. As links appear to other unsolved disappearances, Kelly and her team are in a race against time. Soon both investigations, and Kellys own family secrets, lead back to Wasdale Hall and a shocking truth
Don't miss this gripping crime thriller from million copy bestseller Rachel Lynch. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons and Patricia Gibney.
Praise for Dead EndMasterful... DI Kelly Porter raises the bar for the rest of us Paul Gitsham
A very talented crime writer who knows just how to keep her audience glued to every word! Reader review
It's hard to describe how much I loved this book Reader review
I am just as crazy about the last book as the first Reader review
This is a book that will make you lose time as its a "just one more chapter" read. Reader review
A tense, atmospheric book with a great setting and characters. A series which just keeps getting better Reader review
'What a nail-biter! I was with DI Kelly Porter every inch of the way and was a physical wreck by the end of the book' Carol Wyer, author of Little Girl Lost on Bitter Edge
'A masterful weaving of multiple story threads into one, satisfying whole. 5 stars...DI Kelly Porter raises the bar for the rest of us.' Paul Gitsham, author of the DCI Warren Jones series
Rachel Lynch grew up in Cumbria and the lakes and fells are never far away from her. London pulled her away to teach History and marry an Army Officer, whom she followed around the globe for thirteen years. A change of career after children led to personal training and sports therapy, before publishing her first novel. She is now known not just for the Kelly Porter books, but also for her Helen Scott Royal Military Police thrillers and standalone novels including The Rich and The Famous.