- Stig Abell

Jake Jackson - The Burial Place (Jake Jackson, Book 3)

By Stig Abell
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The perfect mystery to relax and curl up with – beautifully written and deeply immersive!

A beautiful landscape…

After many stressful years as a city detective, Jake Jackson is now revelling in his relaxed lifestyle in his countryside home of Little Sky. Growing his own vegetables, lazing in his homemade sauna, swimming in his private lake, he enjoys a life most people only ever dream of.

A looming threat…

But, trouble seems to have a way of following him. And when he discovers that a local group of archaeologists, uncovering the remains of a Roman settlement, have been receiving threatening letters, he finds himself drawn into a twisting and terrifying case.

A killer closing in…

Threatening letters are soon the least of their problems. One suspicious death, then two, it’s clear that someone is hellbent on stopping the dig. And now the race is on for Jake to find the killer, before they strike again…

Author: Stig Abell
Format: Hardback
Release Date: 10 Apr 2025
Pages: 352
ISBN: 978-0-00-864366-9
Price: £16.99, £16.99 (Export Price) , €None
Stig Abell believes that discovering a crime fiction series to enjoy is one of the great pleasures in life. His first novel, Death Under A Little Sky, introduced Jake Jackson and his attempt to get away from his former life in the beautiful area around Little Sky, which was followed by his second novel, Death in a Lonely Place. This book is the third in the series, and Stig is absolutely delighted that there are more on the way. Away from books, he co-presents the breakfast show on Times Radio, a station he helped to launch in 2020. Before that he was a regular presenter on Radio 4’s Front Row and was the editor and publisher of the Times Literary Supplement. He lives in London with his wife, three children and two independent-minded cats called Boo and Ninja (his children named them, obviously).

Praise for Stig Abell -

”'Loved this. Multiple layers of delight for crime fiction fans” - Lee Child

”'I LOVED this. I found it totally immersive…The writing is very classy” - Ann Cleeves

‘An immersive, intelligent delight with huge atmosphere and heart. My favourite new crime series' Lucy Foley -

”'Abell is a skilled storyteller…highly recommend” - Karin Slaughter

”'Utterly beautiful descriptive prose” - Jane Casey

”'A darkly elegant, thrilling, escapist slice of countryside crime” - Chris Whitaker

”A deep, searching novel” - A. J. Finn

”'Perfect to get lost with next to the fireside” - Dermot O’Leary

”'An outstanding debut” - Jeffrey Archer

”'Stylish…a more than promising debut” - The Times

”'An absorbing tale” - Sun

”'A vivid, atmospheric debut” - Daily Mail

”'A cosy crime read with an appealing protagonist” - Guardian

”'Characters so real we feel we know them” - Jeffery Deaver

”'Brilliant, gripping, fantastic … I can’t put it down” - Chris Evans

”'An atmospheric, often meditative, and beautifully written crime novel” - Vaseem Khan

”'A joyful dive into the detective genre” - Observer

”'A tense and twisty crime thriller” - iPaper

”'A wonderful tale, magnificently told” - Sam Holland

”'Beautifully written, as ever, and with a twist that truly knocked me sideways” - Andrew Taylor