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The Hidden Graves of St Ives

A Cornwall Murder Mystery, Book 2

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The Hidden Graves of St Ives

By: Sally Rigby
Narrated by: Clare Corbett
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Her eyes flutter open, but it’s dark, and she can only make out shadows. She winces as tight cords dig into the soft skin of her arms, immobilising her. Where am I? The last thing she can remember is Molly, pleading with her to come back inside. Her whole body hurts. She moans again, and then she hears it. Soft breathing nearby. She’s not alone...

As the sun sets into the sea over the pretty Cornish town of St Ives, a young woman, Freya Kempston, hasn’t returned home after a day out in the mall at St Austell. Panicking, her husband begs Detective Lauren Pengelly and her team to find her. Has Freya run out on her stable, loving marriage, or has something more sinister taken place?

Grainy security footage from the mall provides the first break in the case – capturing Freya talking intently with a well-known local mechanic on the day she disappeared. But when cornered, the mechanic denies even knowing her. It's a puzzle that Lauren and her new partner, Detective Matt Price, can't ignore. They scrutinise the video, hunting for missed clues…

Just as Lauren and Matt begin to untangle the man’s alibi, another woman vanishes after a late shift at the local supermarket. And then a third goes missing while at a nightclub in town. A shiver runs down Lauren’s spine when she realises they’re up against a serial predator, and he’s one step ahead of the police.

Digging deeper into the lives of the missing women, Lauren stumbles upon a series of concealed messages and covert meetings – a hidden life none of their families knew about. The three women were connected, bound by secrets that could hold the key to where they’re being held. The revelation sends Lauren and Matt on a heart-pounding race against time, knowing that with every ticking second there’s less chance of finding them alive…

A totally unputdownable mystery from the bestselling author of the Cavendish and Walker series. Guaranteed to have you racing to the end! This book is perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Rachel McLean and J M Dalgliesh.

©2024 Sally Rigby (P)2024 Storm Publishing
Crime Fiction Crime Thrillers Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Marriage Disappearance Exciting Heartfelt

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Entertaining

I always allow for a little departure from reality if I want to immerse myself into a good fictional tale. This was no exception. Without pulling the police procedures apart or other little details, I enjoyed listening and will be going onto the third in the series. Clare Corbett is an excellent narrator making both male and female characters believable and possible to recognise who is speaking. A good listen.

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Suspenseful read.

Another great suspenseful read from Sally Rigby. Can't wait for the next one. Unusual plot and Great characters.

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Superb

Exciting storyline all the way. Very good ending indeed. Clare Corbett did a brilliant job as always.

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The Hidden Graves of St Ives

Another excellent crime novel by Sally Rigby. Well crafted with excellent narration it held my interest to the end. The development of the relationships between the characters is particularly sensitively done as Matt and Lauren learn to work together and form a friendship. A thoroughly enjoyable read. More please!

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Great plot

Really enjoying this series. Just bought book 4 / It’s costing me a fortune!! Ha ha ha

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Just okay but disappointing

I have listened to a load of Sally Rigby books and I was overwhelmed with how much I enjoyed them so now I have a backlog of titles to get through. There was a point in this story where I was so annoyed with her policemen concentrating on social media when a simple look at phone records would have solved the case immediately. She goes out of her way to make a point that the victims all received texts or phone calls…… then the story loses its credibility.

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the plot

gripping from start to finish well written and it was made even be by knowing the locations.

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Badly written.

Take out the over- explaining and there’s little left. Shallow characterisation, clunky dialogue and large leaps of assumption which have no basis. Only got part the way through when I decided that watching paint dry could be a riveting pastime in comparison.

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Getting to know the characters

It was a great listen for a long car journey, and although the credibility of how the plot develops, or how the personalities of the DI, her team and her DS seem a bit far fetched it was still very enjoyable. I enjoyed the first book, I look forward to the 3rd.

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I love this type of murder mystery, loved the first book and the second one, so looking forward to the 3rd. book

Great story, well told by the narrator, this is the second book in this series, Excellent!

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