The Cornish Honeymoon Murder by Fiona Leitch

 

Jodie and Nathan finally get away on their honeymoon. A week at a new eco-friendly resort off the coast of Cornwall turns into a disaster following a storm and the discovery of a body.

The Cornish Honeymoon Murder by Fiona Leitch is the tenth book in the Nosey Parker Mystery series. Set in Cornwall, it features Jodie 'Nosey' Parker, a retired Metropolitan police officer. If you enjoy cosy crime, then this is a brilliant series. While the book works well on its own, I heartily recommend reading the others in the series so you can see how the characters and relationships have developed.

Almost a year on from their eventful wedding, Jodie and Nathan are offered the chance of a free honeymoon by friend and multi-millionaire, Isaac Barnes. Isaac is about to open a luxury eco-friendly resort on a small island just off the Cornish coast. However, someone is trying to sabotage the resort. Isaac hopes that Jodie and Nathan, acting as guests, can use their detective skills to find out who is responsible.

Things take a turn for the worse when, shortly after arriving, a storm cuts all communication with the mainland. Not a major inconvenience, as the resort is well stocked. Unfortunately, the discovery of the body of one of the guests hints at foul play.

Essentially a locked-room mystery, we see Jodie and Nathan interrogating the other guests and staff in order to find out who the murderer is. An isolated location, a narrow time-frame and a small pool of suspects made this feel very much like a standard murder mystery, veering away slightly from a cosy crime feel. Luckily, the pair is assisted in their investigation by Jodie's mother and daughter. Jodie's mother, Shirley, is one of the larger-than-life characters who adds colour to the story.

As individuals are questioned, it becomes clear that the victim was a despicable character, with more than one person holding a grudge against them. I was very much in mind of Murder On The Orient Express, as clues were gathered and timelines were narrowed down. And when everything was finally revealed, it felt very much as if the victim got everything they deserved.

The Cornish Honeymoon Murder by Fiona Leitch will be published on 26th June 2026 in ebook and audio format, with the paperback being published on 2nd July 2026.

Author Details

Fiona Leitch is a writer with a chequered past. She’s written for football and motoring magazines, DJ’ed at illegal raves and is a stalwart of the low budget TV commercial, even appearing as the Australasian face of a cleaning product called ‘Sod Off’. After living in London and Cornwall she’s finally settled in sunny New Zealand, where she enjoys scaring her cats by trying out dialogue on them. She spends her days dreaming of retiring to a crumbling Venetian palazzo, walking on the windswept beaches of West Auckland, and writing funny, flawed but awesome female characters.

Her debut novel ‘Dead in Venice’ was published by Audible in 2018 as one of their Crime Grant finalists. Fiona also writes screenplays and was a finalist in the Athena Film Festival Writers Lab, co-run by Meryl Streep’s IRIS company.