Sally Rigby The Hidden Graves of St Ives: An absolutely nail-biting crime

Her eyes flutter open, but she can only make out shadows. She winces as tight cords dig into the soft skin of her arms, immobilising her. Where am I? The last thing she can remember is Molly, pleading with her to come back inside. Her whole body hurts. She moans again, and then she hears it. Soft breathing nearby. Shes not alone...As the sun sets into the sea over the pretty Cornish town of St Ives, a young woman, Freya Kempston, hasnt returned home after a day out in the mall at St Austell. Panicking, her husband begs Detective Lauren Pengelly and her team to find her. Has Freya run out on her stable, loving marriage, or has something more sinister taken place?Grainy security footage from the mall provides the first break in the case capturing Freya talking intently with a wellknown local mechanic on the day she disappeared. But when cornered, the mechanic denies even knowing her. Its a puzzle that Lauren and her new partner, Detective Matt Price, cant ignore. They scrutinise the video, hunting for missed clues...Just as Lauren and Matt begin to untangle the mans alibi, another woman vanishes after a late shift at the local supermarket. And then a third goes missing while at a nightclub in town. A shiver runs down Laurens spine when she realises theyre up against a serial predator, and hes one step ahead of the police. Digging deeper into the lives of the missing women, Lauren stumbles upon a series of concealed messages and covert meetings a hidden life none of their... | Sally Rigby The Hidden Graves of St Ives: An absolutely nail-biting crime