<h2>An addictive cosy historical murder mystery perfect for fans of Verity Bright</h2> <p><strong>Wartime secrets smugglers' caves skeletal remains... And the holiday's only just begun'</strong></p> <p><strong>Summer 1923.</strong> Reporter Iris Woodmore travels to sunny Devon with her friends Percy Baverstock and Millicent Nightingale for her father's wedding to Katherine Keats.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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?</p> <p><strong>A completely gripping cozy mystery story ideal for fans of Verity Bright Claire Gradidge and Emily Organ!</strong></p> <p><em>While this novel has the same amateur sleuth as the other books in the Iris Woodmore Mysteries series it can be read as a STANDALONE</em></p> <p><strong>Praise for <em>The Iris Woodmore Series</em>:</strong></p> <p>The Iris Woodmore mysteries are <strong>fast becoming some of my favourites</strong> <em>M J Porter</em></p> <p><strong>Compulsive reading</strong> 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' <em>Reader Review</em></p> <p>The Iris Woodmore Mysteries are a firm favourite of mine ' <strong>rich with period detail</strong> but with a damn fine mystery as well. Highly recommended' <em>Reader Review</em></p> <p>What an utterly delightful story! ... I am sure <strong>Dame Christie would have been delighted by this novel</strong> <em>Reader Review</em></p>