Jane McParkes

Eco-architect Olivia Wells's return to the small Cornish seaside village of Penbartha is troubled. She's taken leave from her successful life in Manhattan to create the legacy her godfather wanted, a sustainable group of entrepreneurs working out of his beloved disused railway station, boosting the local economy and bringing more life to the village. But it seems that not everyone...

It's the hottest summer Cornwall has seen in 15 years. Eco-architect Olivia, who specialises in breathing life into old buildings in cutting-edge and sustainable ways, is launching her latest project, a boutique hotel. Jago Trevithick KC meets her there after a disastrous trial, seeking peace and a refuge from the underworld. But when the couple discover the dead body of...

A Deadly Abode by Jane McParkes captures the essence of autumn with crisp frosty weather and leaves as colourful as they've ever been. Olivia and Jago are settling into their life in Penbartha, but local resentment towards incomers and second-home ownership is stirred by what appears to be an increasingly militant action group. Perhaps Penbartha isn't the idyllic place Olivia...