This series gets better and better! I love the whole concept of Ally and Jayden running their detective business from the Shell House. They are such an unlikely partnering on paper but they draw out the strengths in each other and form a brilliant team. Once again the glorious Cornish setting steals every scene! The mystery was cleverly plotted and kept me guessing, but that’s only part of the appeal of these books for me. I love the beautiful, atmospheric writing and the well-drawn, intriguing characters. I’m looking forward to the next book already!

I love this series, so when I saw the next book was on Netgalley I was too excited not to immediately request to read it!

I was craving a dose of Ally, Jaden and the rest of the gang so I jumped straight in. We’ve got another classic mystery and it was nice to see this one kept a little more local where the others saw police rolling in from further afield.

The family at the centre of the case were all equally suspicious and I wasn’t sure how it would all be resolved until the big showdown!

As always the relationships between the characters tug on your heartstrings. Ally and Gus continue to get closer, Saffron faces some tricky decisions as she has to decide whether to stay in town for the off season or head to Hawaii with boyfriend Broady, PC Mullins is his usual slightly bumbling but ultimately helpful self and we get to see a bit more of Jaden’s relationship with his in-laws.

I loved it and will be getting the physical copy when it’s released to add to my collection 🤩

Would 4.5 for me. This is everything I love. I love a crime story. Ally and Jayden try to uncover the truth of the murder while they discover local myths about buried bones and even a curse on the land itself. Are these just rumours or is there something more sinister about this.

I do love a crime mystery book. And this may be a new favourite author of mine.

As the Shell House Detectives investigate a mystifying death, they discover rumours, betrayal and murder. Will a decades-old secret finally be unearthed too?! Good book! This book had suspense, intrigue, action, murder, mystery, a great who done it and a few twists and turns. The story was interesting! I definitely recommend reading this book! Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!