Death at Porthcurno Cove by Sally RigbyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Three and a half stars.
DI Lauren Pengelly is walking her dogs on the beach when they discover a young couple lying dead in a cave. There is am empty bottle of prosecco, a ring box, and the young girl is wearing a suspiciously new-looking engagement ring. Why would a couple get engaged and then commit suicide? Was it a murder-suicide situation?
The victims Jasmine and Finley were childhood sweethearts, both attending Southampton University where they lived together. At first everything in their lives seems golden, but as Lauren and Matt investigate they find stories of obsession, addiction, deceit, and betrayal.
Yet another good story in this series which is settling down nicely. I complained about the first book that Lauren came across as too prickly and Matt too much of a saint and I think the balance has been restored. I always struggle with the term 'cosy' mystery as that always makes me think of ones with talking cats in small-town bookshops, whereas this is more cosy police procedural? Anyway, only downside was that I guessed the murderer's identity almost from the first mention of their name.
I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley.
Available on Kindle Unlimited.
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