Publication: 9th October 2025 (paperback); 6th November 2025 (eBook) – Storm Publishing
Dawn Cross sits motionless in her recliner, her eyes staring sightlessly at the television screen. Death is no stranger to Silver Fern House… but when Detective Lauren Pengelly arrives at the scene, it’s clear she’s got a cold-blooded murder on her hands.
What should have been a routine investigation at a care home for former entertainers quickly becomes Lauren’s most complex case yet. When a second resident is found dead and then a third is targeted, Detective Lauren Pengelly knows she’s hunting a killer with a twisted agenda. Each death is different, but there’s a pattern emerging that chills her to the bone.
As Lauren and DS Matt Price dig deeper into the famous residents’ pasts, they uncover secrets that some would kill to keep buried. In a building full of people who’ve spent their lives playing roles, everyone is a suspect and anyone could be the killer’s next victim…
Get ready to be totally hooked! From the bestselling author of the Cavendish & Walker series, you won’t be able to put this murder mystery down. Fans of LJ Ross, Rachel McLean and J M Dalgliesh will love it.
The Marazion Murders is the sixth book in the Cornwall Mystery series and, not having read the first five books, I can tell you that it can be easily read as a standalone. Along the way, we get a bit of back story about the main characters and the story is easy to follow.
The protagonists of the series are Detective Lauren Pengelly and DS Matt Price who, in this sixth book, investigate a series of murders in a care home. After the death of his wife a few years back, Matt is raising his younger daughter with the help of his parents, although he is looking forward to moving into his own home, even if it’s just down the road. From what I gathered, Matt arrived at Penzance just a few years back and had a bit of a slow start with Detective Pengelly as his second in command, but they are now close friends. I found Detective Lauren Pengelly a smart and determined woman and we get a good look into her private life that I found as interesting as the murder mystery.
Laurel and Matt are investigating the death of an elderly woman in Silver Fern House, an exclusive care home for entertainers. What was initially thought to be a natural death quickly became a murder and it’s not going to be the only one, but it’s not easy to find the killer when each murder is different and you don’t know who the next victim could be. Every resident is both a suspect and a potential victim as Laurel and her team try to figure out what is going on…
I really enjoyed The Marazion Murders: a riveting and twisty mystery, intriguing and engaging characters, and the beautiful Cornish setting… I am looking forward to reading the other books in the series!
A huge thank you to Storm Publishing and NetGalley for providing me with a proof of the novel.
Sally Rigby was born in Northampton, UK. After leaving university she worked in magazines and radio before finally embarking on a career lecturing in both further and higher education. Sally has always had the travel bug and after living in Manchester and London moved overseas with her family to New Zealand, which she considers to be one of the most beautiful place in the world. Sally now lives in Winchester, UK. Sally is the author of the acclaimed Cavendish and Walker series, the Detective Sebastian Clifford series, and the Cornwall Murder Mystery series. In collaboration with another author, Amanda Ashby, she also writes psychological thrillers. Sally has always loved crime fiction books, films and TV programmes. She has a particular fascination with the psychology of serial killers. Check out her website for a FREE prequel story.
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