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A Deadly Abode

Name: A Deadly Abode
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SKU: 9781835015308
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The new atmospheric crime novel set in a Cornish village full of secrets

By Jane McParkes

Series: The Olivia Wells Mysteries

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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... Read More

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The third in the Olivia Wells eco-mystery series, set in the small Cornish town of Penbartha where the tension between locals and second homers is boiling over.

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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 imagined. Is the discontent truly about second homes, or is someone harbouring a much more personal agenda?

The situation escalates when a neighbouring house is set ablaze and a body is discovered in one of the outbuildings. Olivia and Jago must uncover the source of the trouble before the danger reaches their own doorstep...

Series: The Olivia Wells Mysteries

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A Deadly Abode

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...

By Jane McParkes

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ISBN: 9781835015308

Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 October 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bedford Square Publishers

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 304

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About the Author

Jane McParkes has wanted to be a crime writer ever since she discovered The Famous Five as a small child. Her dream was fulfilled in 2023 with the publication of the first of the Olivia Wells mysteries, a series of cosy Cornish crime novels with a green twist. The second,* Deadly Treasures*, is also available, and the third novel will be published in 2026.

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A Deadly Inheritance

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...

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