Ben Kitto 6 Books Devil's Table, Burnt Island, Ruin Beach, Pulpit Rock, Hell Bay & The Brutal Tide

Kate Rhodes Ben Kitto Series Collection is a six-book set of novels featuring DI Ben Kitto, set across the Isles of Scilly and beyond. Each title begins with its own case or pivotal moment, moving through different seasons and island communities.

The collection ranges from fog-bound St Martin’s, where a late-night attack leaves one twin missing, to St Agnes on a cold November evening as a charred body is found on a bonfire just before the fireworks. It also follows Kitto as he becomes Deputy Chief of Police in the Scilly Isles, with his past work in London continuing to influence the present. The final novel turns to revenge, as an enemy from Kitto’s time as an undercover officer closes in.

Included titles

• Devil's Table
• Burnt Island
• Ruin Beach
• Pulpit Rock
• Hell Bay
• The Brutal Tide

Key details

• Six-book collection from the Ben Kitto series by Kate Rhodes
• Features DI Ben Kitto
• Set across the Isles of Scilly and beyond
• Includes the six titles listed above

Synopses

Devil's Table

St Martin’s is shrouded in bitterly cold fog when Jade Minear and her twin brother, Ethan, are attacked late at night in a field. Ethan returns home, but Jade vanishes, and the shock leaves him unable to speak.

Burnt Island

On St Agnes, the annual Fifth-of-November celebrations are under way on a cold evening in November. Just before the fireworks begin, a charred body is discovered on the bonfire, and it becomes clear a killer is at large.

Ruin Beach

Ben Kitto is now Deputy Chief of Police in the Scilly Isles. As the islands drift into a lazy summer, he finds himself missing the pace of the London murder squad.

Pulpit Rock

In a scorching summer on St Mary’s, DI Ben Kitto and his team train for the annual Swimathon. Their routine is disrupted when a body is found hanging from Pulpit Rock, dressed in a bridal gown.

Hell Bay

After a traumatic event, DI Ben Kitto is grief-stricken following ten years with the London murder squad and needs a second chance. Although he has tried to resign, his boss persuades him to take three months to reconsider.

The Brutal Tide

DI Ben Kitto made enemies while working undercover for the Met police, including gang leader Craig Travis. Travis has waited to make Kitto pay for his part in securing his conviction, and the moment has finally arrived.