Death at Porthcurno Cove is book 5 in Sally Rigby’s Cornwall Murder Mystery series, and for the most part is easily read as a standalone.
Detective Inspector Lauren Pengelly finds the bodies of a young couple while walking her dogs, and she and her team are immediately drawn into the mystery of the couple’s death.
Most of the novel is told in third person from the point of view of Lauren, or her partner Detective Sergeant Matt Price. For some reason I was expecting this to be a cosy mystery, but although it was more of a police procedural I was not disappointed.
I did guess the killer about half way through the story, but I’m not really sure it was obvious or just a lucky guess as there were a lot of red herrings that had me doubting myself at times.
The ending is a bit of a cliffhanger, which I think may lead into the next story, but the mystery in this novel is fully resolved so picking up the next book is not necessary.
I really enjoyed Death at Porthcurno Cove. As I already stated, even though it is book 5, it is easily read as a standalone, although if you’re like me, you’ll become interested in the characters and their relationships and will want to read more.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Death at Porthcurno Cove will be available on March 19 2025.
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