Having read Sally Rigby’s other Cornwall Murder Mysteries I am not unfamiliar with her subject nor her writing style. When I finished The Hidden Graves of St Ives I remember being disappointed, not so much with the story but the writing style. I thought it was a solid 3-1/2 stars and I rounded up to 4. Unfortunately Rigby’s latest foray in this series felt exactly the same. Too much stilted character study which overshadowed the mystery. The dialogue and inner machinations were trivial, unrealistic and never ending. Having just finished the latest Detective Josie Quinn installment by Lisa Regan I could not help but compare and DCI Lauren Pengelly falls far behind.

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Cornish-coast, families, family-drama, family-dynamics, fishing-community, investigations, local-law-enforcement, murders, Penzance, pet-dog, procedural, read, suspense, teamwork, thriller, unputdownable*****

DI Lauren Pengelly was recently transferred to this assignment as was her DS Matt Price who is recently widowed with a small child. The first body was found at the shore at Land's End and things went downhill from there. But. The team really is and their cooperative efforts brought the suspense to a surprising end. Great read!
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