The Cove by L.J. Ross (2026)
Like other books by this author I enjoyed this one thoroughly, a fast paced suspenseful romantic cozy mystery set amid the crashing surf, high cliffs and and twisting caves of scenic Cornwall. Just the perfect spot where murder will out.
But first we're in London, where beautiful successful publishing exec Gabrielle barely survives an attack of the 'Underground KIller'. And yes, that's what you think it is, a psycho who lurks in the Tube stations, waiting to push people in front of an oncoming train.
Traumatized to the max and now afflicted with OCD, Gabrielle takes a job managing a quaint little bookstore that sits in a cove on the Cornwall coast. And in true cozy (and Hallmark movie) fashion, the store comes complete with quirky cast of characters who embrace Gabrielle and a ruggedly handsome artist with his own sad backstory (but with an eye for Gabrielle and vice versa....)
Gabrielle's settling in nicely until she witnesses what appears to be a murder on the Cornwall cliffs. But did she really see what she claims she saw, or has her brush with near death in London caused her imagination to run wild? And has the Underground Killer found out where Gabrielle lives and hoping to finish what he started?
Author L.J. Ross assembles everything nicely in place here - romance, some much needed humor, a sense of oncoming danger to Gabrielle and of course, twists, reveals and and a sea-tossed cinematic showdown. And for all book lovers, it's always a bonus to see the inner workings of a bookstore and the publishing industry.
A solid, entertaining mystery and with a picturesque tour of Cornwall for armchair travelers.
But first we're in London, where beautiful successful publishing exec Gabrielle barely survives an attack of the 'Underground KIller'. And yes, that's what you think it is, a psycho who lurks in the Tube stations, waiting to push people in front of an oncoming train.
Traumatized to the max and now afflicted with OCD, Gabrielle takes a job managing a quaint little bookstore that sits in a cove on the Cornwall coast. And in true cozy (and Hallmark movie) fashion, the store comes complete with quirky cast of characters who embrace Gabrielle and a ruggedly handsome artist with his own sad backstory (but with an eye for Gabrielle and vice versa....)
Gabrielle's settling in nicely until she witnesses what appears to be a murder on the Cornwall cliffs. But did she really see what she claims she saw, or has her brush with near death in London caused her imagination to run wild? And has the Underground Killer found out where Gabrielle lives and hoping to finish what he started?
Author L.J. Ross assembles everything nicely in place here - romance, some much needed humor, a sense of oncoming danger to Gabrielle and of course, twists, reveals and and a sea-tossed cinematic showdown. And for all book lovers, it's always a bonus to see the inner workings of a bookstore and the publishing industry.
A solid, entertaining mystery and with a picturesque tour of Cornwall for armchair travelers.
4 stars (****).
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