Demelza Pascoe & St Merryn's Cove Cozy Mystery

A rare book collector is murdered at a library event, and days later, a book restorer is found dead. Can Demelza Pascoe unravel a deadly web of deception before the killer strikes again?Returning to her Cornish hometown after a devastating betrayal, Demelza Pascoe is looking for a fresh start. But when a rare book collector is found murdered during a library event, her plans are quickly overshadowed by a chilling mystery. Days later, a respected book restorer is also killedboth deaths tied to a sinister scheme involving forged literary treasures.As Demelza is drawn deeper into the case, her grandfather's antiquarian expertise and her own sharp instincts become invaluable. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more dangerous the game becomes. With the trusted head librarian hiding secrets and old tensions resurfacing in the town, Demelza must untangle the clues before the next page in this deadly tale is turnedto her.Perfect for fans of classic whodunits and modern cozy mysteries, Murder by the Book is a gripping blend of small-town charm, literary intrigue, and deadly deception.

When Demelza Pascoe's grandfather is murdered on a Cornish beach, she must untangle long-buried secrets, hidden rivalries, and a deadly deceptionbefore the killer strikes again.The picturesque shores of St Merryn's Cove hide a deadly secret. When Demelza Pascoe's beloved grandfather, Bill, is found murdered on the beach, the small town is shaken to its core. As a bookshop owner and respected historian, Bill had no enemiesor so it seemed.Determined to uncover the truth, Demelza, along with her loyal friends Jess and Harry, begins to investigate. What she finds is a tangled web of old grudges, hidden motives, and a mystery that stretches back further than she imagined. As she digs deeper, Demelza learns that Bill's latest researchan explosive revelation about a local pasty recipemay have made him a target.With her brother, DS Adam Pascoe, warning her to stay out of police business, and a community full of whispers and half-truths, Demelza must trust her instincts. But as the clues mount and tensions rise, she realizes the killer is watchingand they won't hesitate to silence anyone who gets too close to the truth.For fans of classic whodunits and coastal mysteries, Murder on the Beach is a gripping tale of betrayal, small-town intrigue, and a sleuth who refuses to back down.

A ghost hunter falls to her death at a haunted lighthousebut was it really the spirits, or something far more sinister? Demelza Pascoe must uncover the truth before the killer strikes again.When paranormal investigator Edith Wills arrives in St Merryn's Cove, she's determined to prove that the town's lighthouse is one of the most haunted places in Cornwall. But when she's found dead at the base of the lighthouse, rumours swirlwas it a tragic accident, or had she uncovered something someone was desperate to keep hidden?Demelza Pascoe doesn't believe in ghosts, but she does believe in murder. With her best friend Jess and her ever-curious sidekick Harry, she sets out to unravel the mystery. As she digs deeper, she uncovers a decades-old secret about the lighthouse's pastone that local historian Robert Prisk would rather keep buried.When another chilling discovery comes to light, Demelza realizes she's not just chasing shadows. The killer is watching, and if she's not careful, she might be the next one to take a deadly fall.Perfect for fans of Miss Marple and The Thursday Murder Club, The Lightkeeper's Curse is a gripping cosy mystery filled with small-town secrets, eerie legends, and a determined sleuth who won't stop until justice is served.

When beloved baker Elspeth Mawnan dies in a mysterious van crash, bookseller Demelza Pascoe suspects it wasn't just dodgy brakes. Between suspicious scones, missing almanacs, and a community unwilling to talk, Demelza digs deep into the secrets St Merryn's Cove has tried to sugarcoat. With help from her ever-sarcastic assistant Jess, a retired gardener with an illegal green thumb, and a police sergeant who wishes she'd mind her own shelves, Demelza uncovers more than just motives-she uncovers a quiet revolution.Witty, warm, and laced with lemon drizzle and danger, this is the sixth in a sharp new cosy mystery series for fans of Richard Osman, The Thursday Murder Club, and anyone who's ever suspected the jam wasn't just jam.

When literary legend Octavia Glyn is found dead in her St Merryn's Cove cottage, it seems her final edit may have been fatal. Her long-awaited memoir promised to reveal decades of scandal from Cornwall's creative elite-but someone ensured the last chapter stayed unwritten.For local bookseller-turned-sleuth Demelza Pascoe, curiosity proves impossible to resist. A missing manuscript, a red-inked threat, and a trail of bruised egos lead her deep into the tangled lives of poets, painters, and ghosts of a writers' retreat long past.As secrets resurface and reputations crumble, Demelza and her irrepressible assistant Jess must separate art from artifice before the truth is lost to history-and before another pen turns deadly.Witty, atmospheric, and irresistibly Cornish, The Case of the Broken Quill (or your chosen title) proves that in St Merryn's Cove, the deadliest stories are the ones people still want to tell.