The Lost Girls of Penzance
A Cornwall Murder Mystery, Book 1
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Clare Corbett
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Sally Rigby
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The pale outline of bones in the dew-laden grass catches and holds Lauren's gaze. In the distance, she can hear the faint sound of crashing waves and the eerie screech of seagulls. Whose life was so brutally cut short in this beautiful, lonely place?
Detective Lauren Pengelly has only been part of the Penzance police force for less than two years, but that’s enough time to know that the sleepy Cornish town doesn’t see many murders. So, when the bones of a woman with a hole in her skull are discovered behind a derelict cottage, she immediately assumes the worst.
Rallying her team, Lauren is flooded with a strange sense of relief when the bones turn out to be almost twenty years old, not a recent victim. But it quickly turns to dread when she receives her second heart-stopping call of the day–a little girl, Isla, has been kidnapped from her nursery and seemingly vanished, despite strict security in the building. Are the two cases connected, or could the peaceful town of Penzance be harbouring more than one monster?
With the help of Detective Matt Price, her newly arrived second-in-command, Lauren is certain the suspicious behaviour of Isla’s estranged father on the day of her disappearance is a critical clue. But when another little girl is taken, again from her nursery in the middle of the day, it’s clear Lauren and Matt are still dangerously far away from discovering the harrowing truth…
Get ready to be totally hooked! From the bestselling author of the Cavendish & Walker series, you won’t be able to put this murder mystery down. Fans of Angela Marsons, Rachel McLean and J M Dalgliesh will love it.
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- Catherine Dale
- 24-10-23
Great story
I really enjoyed this tale set in Cornwall. Lots of twists and turns and although some leaps of faith needed I loved it.
In particular the characters are rich and complex. Lots of clues as to how they will deepen during the series
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- Emma M
- 20-10-23
Getting to follow matts story is a must
Fantastic listen as always. Did not see that ending coming. Was lovely to hear more about Matt and where his life has gone after leaving walkers team
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-11-23
The story.
I did not initially like the narration as I found I had to listen very hard to pick up each word and the Cornish accents were not convincing. I am glad I stayed with it as it did improve and as always Sally Rigby’s writing gave a balanced view of both the working life and home life of the police officers concerned.
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- Norma Miles
- 16-03-24
"Strange, very strange."
Cornwall has been my home for the past quarter of a century so I like to read books set in the county. Most of them ate, from my mind of view, silly, romantic and not worth the bother. The Lost st Girls of Penzance, first in a new series, A Cornwall Murder Mystery, is a decent murder mystery featuring Detective Lauren Pengelly, a young woman serving her time in the usually sleepy Penzance Police Force as a career move to promotion: she has been there two years and is not much liked by her team. On the day her new Sergeant, DS Matt Price, arrives to join them in the usually sleepy area, bones are discovered behind an old, derelict cottage, then a child goes missing from a local nursery. But how, and where was she now?
A decent enough mystery thriller, spoilt only slightly by the preface at the beginning - why do authors seem to enjoy leading in with these '20 years earlier sort of introduction?
The growing relationship between Pengely and her new Sergeant and police team is interesting and I will almost certainly continue with this series. Recommended
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- wayne rodgers
- 10-10-23
Soooo Goood
The story had me hooked from start to finish and so well read……Sally Rigby don’t it again
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- David’
- 17-12-23
An excellent story very well narrated.
A very entertaining and enjoyable story very well thought out and with well drawn and believable
characters. I’m looking forward to the next in series.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-02-24
Really good story
The storyline was good, it was a pleasure not to have any swearing in it or too graphic detail. A really enjoyable captivating listen thank you.
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- Mrs A P Kennedy
- 21-03-24
The first book I’ve listened to by Sally Rigby
Really good story, I ended up listening to this in 2 days! Highly recommended. I shall definitely listen to more.
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- Thomas Jones
- 30-03-24
The wonderful way that the story.wove an interesting life line between the characters.
It just found a nice and homely place in my mind as the story expanded itself and it the way a successful ending materialised.
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- vicky rowswell
- 01-06-24
Loved it
Another great listen by sally rigby very engaging and it’s great to hear a story with Matt in it again
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