This third entry in the series develops the characters a bit more. Lauren and Matt work well together and bring in the rest of their small department to solve two murders. However, what looks to be and open and shut case against a local fellow is not as clear cut as it should be. Someone has used a great deal of pretense to place the blame on the wrong individual. A note in the mouths of two dead girls, poisoning of food, and a rocky shore line add to the suspense of this story. At time, a little slow moving but all in all a good read. Thanks to Net Galley for the arc.

The third outing for DI Lauren Pengelly and DS Matt Price. It felt like I had missed out a book but GR reliably informs me that I have read the second book. One of the things I didn't like about the second book was that Lauren was quite a prickly character and in contrast Matt was a bit too perfect - always the voice of reason. Luckily in this book that has been toned down, the team are working together better and Lauren has relaxed somewhat.

A young woman's body is fond on the rocks at Land's End, her body staged, with a piece of fishing line wrapped around her neck, and a line from a poem typed on a piece of paper found in her mouth. AS they investigate the death they uncover a secret job, and a cheating boyfriend. Then a second woman, a former friend of the first woman is found dead in identical circumstances - could there be a serial killer?

I enjoyed reading this, although I question whether the police would just randomly arrest people for murder without more than just vague circumstantial evidence. However, the ending fell a little bit flat for me, maybe too abrupt?

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I looked forward to this third book in the series and it did not disappoint. DI Pengelly and DS Price are once again on the case. Sophie Yates is found on the rocks with a line around her neck then later another woman is murdered. A race against time to catch the killer before he strikes again. Full of twists along the way this is a very enjoyable read. The characters also develop as the series grow. Thanks to Storm publishing and Netgalley for this review ARC.

I enjoyed the plot and the characters. However I found the level of detail in the writing style was too specific for me. Absolutely nothing is left to the reader's imagination and this started to annoy me. The best books have a balance between the detail and the ability to let the reader form their own mental pictures. This could be something personal to me but it spoilt my enjoyment.

I always love a good, British police procedural and this series by Sally Rigby is quickly becoming one of my favourites. There is a great team of officers lead by DI Lauren Pengelley and the author is revealing a little more about the character of one as the series expands.
The murders of two young women is shocking but the motive behind their deaths is horrifying. It is almost unthinkable and will leave you rocked to the core. I look forward to the next installment in this series.

This is the 3rd book in the Cornwall Murder Mystery. It was a very enjoyable read and I loved the Cornish setting. The main characters DI Lauren Pengally and DS Matt Price work very well together and I really liked watching how their friendship is growing. Sophie Yates is a young fisherwoman who is found dead on the rocks with a fishing line tied around her neck and a poem in her mouth with the words: "Men must work and women must weep." Soon another body is found and the team is eager to get this solved before it turns into a serial killing. This fast-paced story had many twists and turns until finally the murder is solved. This book is a well-written police procedural and kept me guessing until the very surprised ending. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series. If you like a gripping crime thriller then you would love this book. I haven't read any other books in the series but this book worked well as a standalone.

I enjoyed this murder mystery
When a woman's body is found by the coast, DI Pengelly and DS Price attend. Sophie Yates was known around the fishing village and often went out night fishing on one of the boats. Sophie wanted to be a woman's fisherman.. somebody is causing trouble, who could that be and why? How did sophies parents not know she went night fishing? Can the team solve the case.. A nice easy read., would recommend.

This is the third in the DI Lauren Pengelly Cornwall series and I’ve read and enjoyed the previous two novels.
In Murder at Lands End Pengelly and her deputy Matt Price are called in when the body of a young woman is found on the beach at Lands End. When a second woman’s body is discovered at Sennen they fear they could be investigating the work of a serial killer.
This was another enjoyable read, it’s a simply written series with little depth but the characters are likeable and I’m enjoying the growing closeness in the relationship between Lauren and Matt. It’s well paced and very much focused on the police procedural aspect within the team but lacks any wider characterisation of victims or suspects. I love Cornwall and was drawn to the novel for this reason. I enjoyed the references to familiar places but feel that more could be made of the setting.
Overall an enjoyable and satisfying read and I’ll definitely read more in the series.
Many thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this digital ARC.

Great mystery! It kept me on the edge of my seat with believable characters and settings and lots of twists and starts. I look forward to reading more stories written by Sally Rigby!

A body of a young woman is found floating in the water near Land's End. DI Lauren Pengelly and Matt Price are called to the scene and they need to determine if it was murder or not.
I enjoyed the characters and the story but it took awhile to get to the conclusion. So many things were going on and it was a bit slow for me.

Cornwall is one of my most favorite places on Earth, so I was thrilled to get the chance to read Murder at Lands End by Sally Rigby.

In this the third book of the series, Detective Inspector Lauren Pengelly and Detective Sergeant Matt Price lead the investigation into the murder of a young woman, whose body was found on the rocks off the coast of Lands End, the western most point in Cornwall and the most southwesterly point on the British mainland.

As I hadn’t read the previous installments of the series, I was amused to read that Price, a young widower relatively new to the Penzance police station, has an aversion to dead bodies. I imagined it presenting itself much the way the blood aversion affects Doc Martin, in the series by the same name, set in Port Wenn (actually Port Isaac), also in Cornwall. However, his voice in my head sounded more like Ralf Little, who portrays DI Neville Parker in Death in Paradise.

The cryptic phrase, “Men must work and women must weep,” was found on a piece of paper in the victim’s mouth. While it took me only seconds with a Google search to learn that the phrase was taken from The Three Fishers, a poem by Charles Kingsley, Pengelly put a member of her team into investigating its meaning, making it seem a little unrealistic to me.

I enjoyed the premise, the setting and the characters but the story, however, didn’t quite hit the mark for me. Even with the discovery of a second body, more suspects, a tricky family crisis for Pengelly, the overdone narration and not enough of a twist at the end, left me feeling like there was something missing. I so wanted to love Murder at Land’s End.

I received this advanced reader copy of Murder at Land’s End from Storm Publishing, courtesy of NetGalley.

When a murder evokes the mystery of Land's End, it draws the police investigation team led by Di Lauren Pengelley and DS Matt Price into a particularly poignant crime. The story focuses on the two detectives' increasingly close working dynamic, with Lauren relying on Matt for leadership advice that has made her team more cohesive. The investigation twists when another crime occurs, but the plot keeps its secrets well, with many false leads and a cast of suspects that keeps expanding. I like the coastal theme of the story, the characterisation and the immersive investigation, which is addictive reading.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher.

Thank you for the chance to read this ARC in return for my honest opinion

I have read the other two books in the series and looked forward to reading this one. It would be possible to read as a standalone book but the characters are developing and its easier to understand the relationships if one has read the whole series.

This book did not disappoint - two murders - what is the connection?
And based in picturesque Cornwall - once again this is a well researched well written Police procedural novel
It would provide spoilers to say much more and this book is well worth a read. Its keeps you gripped right to the end.
And leaves a cliffhanger - will Lauren and Matt develop a relationship or remain colleagues or even friends?

A real page turner

The third book in the Cornwall Murder Mystery series but the first one I have read. It still worked as a standalone.

Detective Lauren Pengelly and D.S Matt Price are called out to an apparent drowning which turns out to be murder. The victim is a young woman from the local area who sometimes crews for a fishing boat. Investigations begin but then a second woman is found murdered in the same way and the hunt is on to find the person responsible before they kill again.

I enjoyed the Cornish setting, the mystery and the police work. I sometimes felt that there was a little too much time spent on describing how everyone was feeling which slowed down the pace unnecessarily, but maybe that's just me! I would still happily read another book from the series.

This the second Cornwall murder mystery by Sally Rigby I have read and I enjoyed this book as much as the first. You can almost feel yourself transported to a fishing boat on the Cornish coast such is the quality of the descriptive text. Using female fishermen in the story was an interesting plot decision and it worked for me. Looking forward to reading more from Sally Rigby. Thanks to Storm Publishing and NetGalley for the chance to ARC this book.

Detectives Lauren Pengelly and Matt Price were called to the Cornwall coast at Land's End where the body of a young woman had been found on the rocks. The initial thought of a drowning was ruled out when it became obvious her death was murder. As evidence was uncovered, it became apparent the young woman had worked on the overnight fishing vessels a couple of nights a week, along with her day job. She was enthusiastic; everyone said she was loving the experience. But when another young woman's body was discovered in the same circumstances as the first, Lauren and Matt knew they needed to work harder and faster.

Lauren and her team were working well together; their DCI approved Lauren's plans. But when things pointed in a different direction entirely, their shock and then understanding saw them coming closer to a conclusion. But would they catch the killer before another victim was murdered?

Murder at Land's End is the 3rd in the Cornwall Murder Mystery series by Sally Rigby and I enjoyed it very much. The ending felt rushed though, and there were a couple of threads that weren't tied up. Hopefully that will occur in the next edition. Lauren and Matt's characters are great, although Billy is annoying! Recommended.

With thanks to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for my digital ARC to read in exchange for an honest review.

Pengelly and Price are called to a body found on a beach, thought to be a drowning, both of them, and the responding officers think that something is off so no one is surprised when the pathologist tells them it is murder. When the body of another woman is found a day later, they wonder if the person responsible has problems with women in the fishing industry. Their enquiries lead them around the Land's end area and beyond as it slowly becomes clear who is responsible and why.
A nice quick read which follows on from the previous books seamlessly.

This is the first book I've read in this series, and I found it easy to fall into. We follow Detective Lauren Pengalley and Deputy Matt Price as they investigate the suspicious death of a young woman seeming washed ashore;. Some evidence on her body leads our main characters down a twisty road where a lot of people are acting very suspiciously and hiding things.

I liked the characters a lot. Matt's daughter was an adorable spitfire and she was definitely a scene stealer. I thought the mystery was well put together and kept me guessing. The ending did feel a bit rushed, and a bit anticlimactic but I think everything that came before was pretty good so I would continue this series and look forward to seeing what kind of case Matt and Lauren will be investigating next.

Lauren and Matt are facing another intriguing case, two women were killed, posed, and left with part of a poem inside their mouth. The poem is a sexist one as it implies women should stay at home and not work on fishing boats. They'll run through many leads that will only prove them wrong until, unexpectedly, they find the one that will lead them to the killer. A story full of action and mystery that kept me reading nonstop. It's also rewarding to see how the characters grew through the stories in this series as people do in real life. Really entertaining!
I thank Ms. Righby, her publisher, and NetGalley for this ARC.

I have read other books in this series and so I enjoyed the way the team has grown and come together since the first book. Saying that it could also be read as a standalone as completely different cases in each book. In this one suspects kept coming up, so I wasn't sure who I thought had done it. One of my guesses proved correct in the end, but I won't say who. The characters were all written well so seemed believable and the plot also added more background to one of the main characters. A book I enjoyed reading