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The Creek

By LJ Ross
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From the bestselling author of Holy Island comes the gripping second novel in The Summer Suspense Mysteries, set amidst the spectacular Cornish landscape. \"LJ Ross keeps company with the best mystery writers\" - The Times \"A literary phenomenon\" - Evening Chronicle YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU... Read More
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The Creek

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From the bestselling author of Holy Island comes the gripping second novel in The Summer Suspense Mysteries, set amidst the spectacular Cornish landscape. \"LJ Ross keeps company with the best mystery writers\" - The Times \"A literary phenomenon\" - Evening Chronicle YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE... Kate Irving arrives at her grandfather's cottage at Frenchman's Creek in the dead of night with her young son, a small suitcase and little else. Its scattered community of fishermen, farmers, artists and jetsetters barely bat an eyelid, because theirs is a rarefied world, tucked beneath the lush forest that lines the banks of the Helford estuary, deep in the heart of Cornwall, where life is slow and people generally mind their own business. Unless, of course, your grandfather happens to be a pillar of the local community... Kate's left the past behind and guards her privacy and her son fiercely. She's wary of accepting the friendship her new neighbours offer, but their kindness is too great to refuse and she begins to feel she has found her place in the world. That is, until tragedy strikes, and her new friends look to her for the answers... Kate soon learns that the past always catches up with you, in the end-the question is, will she be able to face it, when it does? Suspense is peppered with romance and humour in this fast-paced mystery, set amidst the spectacular Cornish landscape.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781804960400

Publisher: Cornerstone

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 January 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin (Cornerstone)

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 276g

Pages: 384

About the Author

LJ ROSS is an international bestselling author known for her atmospheric mystery and thriller novels, including the DCI Ryan series which has sold over 12 million copies worldwide. Her debut novel Holy Island published in 2015 and reached number one in the Amazon UK and Australian charts. Louise has since released over thirty novels, most of which have been UK number one digital bestsellers. She is also the creator of the bestselling Dr Alexander Gregory series and the Summer Suspense series. Louise is a keen philanthropist and proud to support numerous non-profit programmes in addition to founding the Lindisfarne Prize for Crime Fiction, the Northern Photography Prize and the Northern Film Prize. Born in Northumberland, England, she studied Law at King's College, University of London, then abroad in Florence and Paris, and worked as a lawyer before pursuing her dream to write. She lives with her family in Northumberland.

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