This is the last book of the trilogy and it takes a while to get into having missed the first two books. But… thoroughly enjoyed it. I’d happily read the other books at some point to finish off the trilogy.

A delightful addition to the series offering a charming but suspenseful journey through the Cornish coast. I love the well crafted character of Donna and appreciate her wit and determination . The plot is intriguing and blends art, history, and the occult.
Many thanks to HarperCollins UK and to Netgalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

Princess Fuzzypants here: Will she? Won’t he? Back and forth. Forth and back. Donna Nightshade and Joe Enys are crazy about each other but they just seem incapable of expressing it to each other. In a series of “just missed” encounters they dance around whilst solving three murders. At first glance it seems the deaths are not related but as Donna peels back the layers of mystery, there is undoubtably a connection. But whom and what it not at all clear. In fact, when the entire mystery is unravelled at the end of the book, I had difficulty following the various entanglements and when it was fully revealed, it was a spider’s web that led to some unsuspected perps.

Donna and her family are quirky. Some might describe them as dangerous. I suspect some of that might have come in the first two books which I have not read yet. However, even coming into the tale in the third outing, I was able to follow the plot and the characters. They are a highly colourful lot that leads the reader through entertaining and often amusing trials and tribulations. It made my head spin a bit at times but I did enjoy it. I look forward to reading more of the books. Five purrs and two paws up.

An easy and fun murder mystery to read! Complex relationships between Donna and Joe, but that’ makes it more intriguing to read.

3.5 stars rounded up to 4 stars.

Death Comes to St Ives features our leading lady Donna Nightshade, who finds herself in the middle of a whodunnit, and employes her detective wiles to get to the bottom of the mystery that seems to embroil her family as well as her home town. The story is reminiscent of a "Knives Out" murder mystery - quirky snd amusing with a cast of wonderfully weird characters. While I had a slow start, I found myself slowly sinking into the coziness of the setting and enjoying the journey that the characters went on as they worked to solve the murder. Lamorna Nightshade and her trusty whiteboard provided lots of comedic relief and lightheartedness to the plot, as well as the fun will they, won't they dance between Donna and Joe. The ending certainly seemed to tie all the pieces together, however I have to admit being a bit lost when the reveal happened as I felt that there was alot going on, and perhaps too much complexity to really keep track of how everything fit together. Nevertheless, a satisfying end to a very cozy read.

Well it was like coming home to Cornwall! Love all these quirky characters; Donna, her sister Lamorna and the nutty twin aunts plus Uncle Jago! Donna’s love interest Sargent Enys is called back from London to help deal with three suspicious deaths, an artist, a writer and a rather dodgy business man! There are of course a coven of witches and their leader Lord Kharon to add to the pot plus a crypto mining scam which all got a little bit too complicated for me to follow but it didn’t matter as I just enjoyed the read and was so very relieved with the outcome!

With three apparently linked murders to solve, Private Investigator Donna Nightshade has plenty on her hands, however in Death Comes To St Ives her sister Lamorna is there with whiteboards and mind maps to help. I really enjoyed returning to the St Ives and Penzance areas of Cornwall and reacquainting myself with ZDonna and her extraordinary family. While solving the mystery of these deaths and searching for the link is Donna’s focus, she’s not alone in the physical search as Detective Sergeant Joe Enys has come home appaently to solve some agricultural crime but in reality to find out what killed a former Russian spy. He and Donna love each other, which is clearly apparent to anybody watching them together, though they haven’t mentioned the fact, leading to plenty of doubt in both their minds. This secondary plot keeps the story light, as do the antics of Donna’s family. I loved the characters in this story, but I also loved the story, which kept me guessing to the last page, both in terms of who was the murderer and would Donna and Joe get their happy ever after. This has been another great read from author Jo Silva.

A fun sweet read! Highly recommend.

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for my ARC.

First of all, thank you very much to Netgalley and the publisher of Death Comes to St Ives for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for a review.
Unfortunately, this book was not for me. I gave it 20% but after that, I decided to DNF it as there are so many other books to read.
The Goodreads reviews are quite good so it is really my issue and there are tons of people who do appreciate this book, but the story unfortunately could not engage me at all.

Donna Nightshade gets caught up in a new case when several deaths occur in the picturesque town of St. Ives. To complicate things, former beau in the shape of DS Joe Enys also returns to the town to head up the police investigation.
Another good cozy mystery. It was packed with humour, interesting quirky characters along with twist and turns to the tale. I love this series, especially as it is set in an area that I know well.

I tried several times to read this,book on my mobile,but was unable to do so. What a pity!!!!
I wish you lots of luck with the book.

Thank you to #NetGalley for kindly giving me this book as an ARC.

I loved the first two books in this series and it's still going strong! I didn't love the third one as much as the first two, but it's only because the mystery itself was so very complicated that I lost interest after a while...

Set on the south coast of England, this book is the third book about Donna Nightshade and her quirky family. She makes a living as a florist, and now also by delivering organic homegrown vegetables to people's homes (they might not be 100% either organic or homegrown, but people seem to like it so what's the real harm...?). To earn some extra money and try her hand at something new, she once decided to become a private investigator, something that is very much cheered on by her family! Unfortunately, solving crimes might not be Donna's strong suit.. But all of her family members, and ex-boyfriend/local cop Joe, are eager to help out and they have a no holds barred attitude to it too...

The characters are what make these books unique - they are so strange, so fun, so warm and make me want to spend time with them again and again.

Donna and her family are wild, free and above the law. Joe is a Police Detective. Donna loves Joe, Joe loves Donna. Complicated. Read this Cornish, light, fun, not too deep murder mystery. An ideal beach read.

A great series which keeps getting better with each new book.
Donna “ deadly” Nightshade is back in the beautiful Cornish surroundings and her eccentric family are back too .
Donna runs the edge of the world detective series which to be truthful isn’t as successful as Donna hoped , and she’s still running her veg box business on the side too.
Donna along with Uncle Jago attends a book launch at Tate St Ives art gallery , but where ever Donna is murder isn’t far behind and she stumble across a murder in a an art installation.
Donna starts her sleuthing and Joe Enys also returns but will he stay?
A cleverly written story with some dry wit that I really enjoyed .
The characters are eccentric and amiable.
A unique series that is thoroughly enjoyable , highly recommended!
Looking forward to Donna’s next case .
Thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter .

Great book set in a wonderful location, the characters really came to life in the pages along with the fantastic descriptions of the Wild West of Cornwall. Quite a few twists and turns along the way to keep you hooked

If cosy murder mysteries, set in attractive locations with a generous cast of characters is your thing then Death Comes to St Ives could be just up your street. It’s worth noting that this book is part of a series, and although it’s a standalone novel there is often much to be said for reading similar offerings in sequence.
A perfectly entertaining murder mystery that will provide much evening entertainment.

This is story with a multitude of characters which can make it a little hard to keep them all straight, so might be best if read in order as this is the third book in the series. It's a fun quirky cosy mystery that moves along at a good pace. It is quite twisty with multiple things to be investigated as well as the murder's and an unexpected outcome. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily

She’s back! Donna ‘Deadly’ Nightshade and her Edge of the World Detective Agency. The title of book three in the series, Death Comes to St. Ives, is almost redundant, because death has been a constant companion of Donna from the minute she opened that detective agency. As has Donna herself usually being the prime suspect.

The detective agency isn’t exactly a rousing success. Donna kinds of bungles along, dead bodies just seem to throw themselves in front of her, her ex, Detective Sergeant Joe Enys, does his best to avoid having arrest her, especially since he’s the one who sent her to prison years ago in the first place, and her crazy family runs rampant.

Once again, we are immediately drawn into an outrageously funny and entertaining mystery. Joe has been assigned elsewhere and is getting promoted, so he and Donna haven’t seen much of each other for a while. Doesn’t matter. They are always barging into each other’s thoughts and now that Joe has been tasked with “keeping an eye on Donna” here we go. By now we’ve almost got whiplash from the push and pull of this relationship. Will they or won’t they? Should they or shouldn’t they? YES, THEY SHOULD! But will they ever figure out how to admit it, to say it out loud, will they ever be in the same place just on that verge without another dead body popping up? Who knows? But hope does spring eternal, even if the suspense is killing us. And don’t ever say Demelza again. Lamorna seems young and goofy, but don’t be fooled, there’s a lot going on there. And don’t be fooled by Uncle Jago and the aunties either, because there is usually something under the surface that isn’t always, often isn’t, on the up and up. That’s just life with the Nightshades.

Fantastic author Jo Silva’s words create delicious mental images of the town, the sea, the certainly-not-boring people. You feel as if you are right there, you can picture the plants, the house, the food. She infuses the story with so much humour: subtle, bold, laugh-out-loud, ridiculous, quiet. It keeps the story rolling along at its perfect breakneck speed. And oh, the pictures that humour will put in your mind. And the mystery? Twists, turns, false leads, danger, recklessness, it’s all there and you’ll guess and guess and guess and probably gasp at the satisfying conclusion.

Thanks to Harper Collins Publishers One More Chapter for providing an advance copy of Death Comes to St. Ives via NetGalley. I was thrilled to be given the chance to read it, and I cannot wait for the next book in what continues to be an amazing series. As I’ve said before, great writing, great author, great characters – just great. I voluntarily leave this review; all opinions are my own.

Death Comes To St Ives is a very entertaining, unique, cosy mystery story set in Cornwall. It is part of The Edge of the World Detective Agency series and features vivid characters, the Nightshades, and many suspicious deaths. Belladonna Nightshade, or Donna, runs the detective agency and has a good track record with the help of her family and her friend, DS Joe Enys. I like the characters; they are vibrant and quirky and quintessentially Cornish. The mysteries are complex and twisty, and the investigation is immersive and thorough. The mystery is readable as a standalone, but reading the previous two books will provide the essential characterisation and relationship dynamics that make this engaging.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher.

Death Comes to St Ives by Jo Silva takes us to Cornwall and the Nightshade family, although they are a little toned down with Auntie Donna in jail in Bora Bora. Uncle Jago is about to fly there to get her released but had to attend this party tonight to celebrate the release of his friend, Henry’s, new book. The party was at a local gallery and since he had an invitation for his sister, Donna and she was unavailable, he convinced his niece, Donna, to attend with him. It was boring. It wasn’t long before Donna was wandering around looking for something of interest. She sort of found it when on the second floor when, after tripping over a tool box, she discovered the Roadrunner and Coyote installation which included an interesting Rube Goldberg contraption intended to annihilate Coyote. But, even that lost its luster fairly quickly. Then there was the after party with Henry meeting with each person individually. He didn’t seem to be having a good time. Shortly after, everyone realized they hadn’t seen Henry recently so they split into teams to search for him. Donna and Henry’s assistant, Lucy, found him, dead, crushed under a boulder that was part of the contraption. Her uncle still had to leave for Bora Bora but before he did he hired her and the Edge of The World Detective Agency, to find the murderer of his friend.

Joe Enys had been ordered down from London for an investigation that was out of DCI Palmer’s reach. Turns out nearly everything was out of his reach. Joe had been in love with Donna for most of his life but had yet to approach her. It was a continuing frustration for him. Would this be his chance? Joe was a good guy, but a policeman. Donna was a borderline criminal and private investigator. Her family was bizarre and often he was unable to understand what was going on with them. As it turns out, the investigation of cattle missing was part of the larger investigation of Henry’s murder and two others. Joe pretty much solved it with the help of Donna’s sister, Lamorna. It was a surprising conclusion but one that made sense and they had the evidence. Joe got on the train with a promotion but without opening his heart to Donna. Donna went to the pub to perform with her family without opening her heart to Joe. What would happen next? Thanks Jo Silver for creating this astounding family.

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