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Emylia Hall
A killer on the loose, and a village gripped by fear. Can the Shell House Detectives save Porthpella?
Springtime on the Cornish coast and Porthpella's artistic community are throwing open…
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A stunning Cornish house, a shocking death-can The Shell House Detectives catch a killer hiding in plain sight?
"Sensationally good... I absolutely loved it."-Rosie Walsh
"No one does coastal crime…
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As the Shell House Detectives investigate a mystifying death, they discover rumours, betrayal and murder. Will a decades-old secret finally be unearthed too?
"A gripping and propulsive read, with a…
The new novel from Emylia Hall, author of A Heart Bent Out of Shape, winner of the Novelicious Book of the Year Award 2013, and The Book of Summers, voted…
The perfect summer read from a glorious new voice in commercial literary fiction
The new novel from Emylia Hall, author of The Book of Summers, voted the best Richard & Judy Book Club pick of summer 2012, and A Heart Bent Out of…
"A cleverly plotted and thoroughly enjoyable book about dark deeds in beautiful places."-Elly Griffiths
Welcome to the coastal paradise of Porthpella, where murder lurks among the dunes...
Late one night…
As The Shell House Detectives try to solve a family mystery, their investigation runs dangerously close to a murder case. Are the two linked? It's December in Cornwall, and Mousehole…
