About the story
A walk in the Whealings leaves Noah Yalland and Leo Petit with shell offerings, an unsettling scream and questions about a fire long blamed on a mermaid’s fury. A newspaper file points towards Coplestone Cross, where a ruined house and a stopped clock hold their own histories. Noah follows parish records, old photographs and memories that do not quite agree. The fourth Treggan Bay mystery explores a decades-old tragedy, with dry humour, compassion and an uncanny touch.
What to expect
Clues, village loyalties and Noah and Leo’s continuing relationship.
Ending and reading order
A complete mystery; continuing characters.
Content notes
- Historical fire deaths
- Confinement and institutional harm
- Psychological distress
- Ghostly themes
