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A St Ives Christmas Mystery - The must-read festive cozy crime mystery - cover

A St Ives Christmas Mystery - The must-read festive cozy crime mystery

Deborah Fowler

Publisher: Allison & Busby

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Summary

When tragedy brings Merrin McKenzie back to St Ives, she knows adjusting might take time, even with the comfort of Christmas back in her hometown. Stepping back from her career as a solicitor, she agrees to clean holiday rentals for her friends who own cottages nearby. She anticipates dirty laundry and sandy floors, but she didn't sign up for a dead body, neatly tucked up in one of the guest beds.

The police are baffled by the young man's identity and the strangeness of his death. For Merrin, however, coincidences are beginning to stack up. Even though Inspector Louis Peppiatt is sceptical of her theories, something sinister is hiding beneath the festive surface of this charming seaside town. As the case unfolds, a dark side to the Cornish coast emerges.

WHAT READERS SAY ABOUT DEBORAH FOWLER
'Once again Ms Fowler has surpassed herself'
'This author is so readable and the Cornish setting makes you nostalgic for your Cornish holidays'
'Wonderful stories with lots of twists and turns, all in beautiful Cornwall'

'Deborah Fowler is a very readable author. As soon as you start reading you are right into the plot'
'Set in the lovely town of St Ives in Cornwall it feels that the reader is there personally. A bewitching town with fascinating characters'
Available since: 10/24/2024.
Print length: 352 pages.

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