A Killing at Smugglers Cove: An addictive cozy historical murder mystery from Michelle Salter

Michelle Salter

Jul 2023 · The Iris Woodmore Mysteries Book 4 · Boldwood Books Ltd

About this ebook

Wartime secrets, smugglers’ caves, skeletal remains...

And the holiday’s only just begun...

Summer, 1923. Reporter Iris Woodmore travels to sunny Devon with her friends Percy Baverstock and Millicent Nightingale for her father’s wedding to Katherine Keats.

But when Millicent uncovers skeletal remains hidden on the private beach of Katherine’s former home, Iris begins to suspect her future stepmother isn’t all she seems.

Police reveal the dead man was a smuggler who went missing in 1918. But when a new murder occurs, they realise the killer is still in their midst – and the link between both murders is Katherine. Could Iris’s own father be in danger?

'The Iris Woodmore mysteries are fast becoming some of my favourites.' M J Porter

'Compulsive reading at its best. Iris Woodmore's fourth mystery has a mix of love, jealousy, and betrayal of the kind that can only lead to murder.' netgalley reviewer, five stars

'The Iris Woodmore Mysteries are a firm favourite of mine – rich with period detail but with a damn fine mystery as well. Highly recommended.' netgalley reviewer, five stars

'What an utterly delightful story! ... I am sure Dame Christie would have been delighted by this novel.' netgalley reviewer, five stars

Ratings and reviews

It doesn't get much better finding yourself transported to Devon in 1923 with a cast of characters that find themselves in the middle of a murder investigation. Oh, an a wedding.. well who knows if it will take place or not!! Iris and her friends travel to attend the wedding of her father and Katherine. But when a skeleton is found and another death occurs, all is seems something is not right in Devon!! An entertaining, whodunit with several red herrings and guesses as to who the villian might

Unexpected twist in more than one occasion

About the author

Michelle Salter writes historical cosy crime set in Hampshire, where she lives, and inspired by real-life events in 1920s Britain. Her Iris Woodmore series draws on an interest in the aftermath of the Great War and the suffragette movement.