Escape to St Ives: Cosy crime on the Cornish coast

Deborah Fowler

Jun 2026 · St Ives Mysteries Book 4 · Allison & Busby Ltd

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Merrin McKenzie's return to her hometown of St Ives has been a fresh start all round. Putting aside her legal career, she's determined to give her all to the new artists' cooperative shop on vibrant Fore Street. There's also the tantalising prospect of something more than friendship with Chief Inspector Louis Peppiatt.

When the glamorous and wealthy Roxy sails into St Ives, Merrin hopes she can cultivate a valuable customer for the shop. Roxy certainly leaves an impression on everyone she meets, but her stories don't always add up. And in her wake disappearances accumulate and bodies begin to surface.

As rumours stir, it becomes clear that Roxy harbours secrets in contrast to her glittering façade. Behind it Merrin will find a tangle of secrets including family tensions, hidden loyalties, and dangers that reach far beyond the dramatic Cornish coastline.

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Deborah Fowler's first short story was published when she was seventeen. Since then, she has published over six hundred short stories, novels, a crime series and several works of non-fiction.

Deborah lives in a small hamlet just outside St Ives and her St Ives Mysteries series are set against the beautiful backdrop of the West Cornish coastline.

Deborah Fowler's first short story was published when she was seventeen. Since then, she has published over six hundred short stories, novels, a crime series and several works of non-fiction. Deborah lives in a small hamlet just outside St Ives and her St Ives Mysteries series are set against t...

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