The Mists of Pencarrack Moor

by Terri Nixon

1931, Cornwall. Lynette Nicholls lost her brother exactly a year ago in a tragic air training accident. When she visits the coastal town where it happened, she begins to doubt everything she's been told about the incident and becomes determined to uncover the truth.

Her investigation takes her deep into the community, where she meets Geordie Sargent, the leader of the miners' dispute. When sparks fly between them, and Lynette is drawn into his fight, she risks losing everything.

Lynette knows she must choose between her love for Geordie and justice for her brother's death. But, as her life becomes further entangled in the dangerous secrets of Pencarrack Moor, she starts to wonder if she still has the luxury of making that choice . . .

Praise for Terri

'A brilliant read' RoNA award-winning, bestselling novelist Tania Crosse

'Love, loss and old rivalries are skilfully woven against an atmospheric coastal backdrop holding a promise of new beginnings. A five star page turner from the start' Kay Brellend, author of A Workhouse Christmas

'I guarantee their story will stay with you long after you have finished reading this beautifully written book' Lynne Francis, author of A Maid's Ruin

'A moving story of tragedy, deception and one woman's determination to protect her family. I couldn't put it down!' Charlotte Betts, author of The Light Within Us

385 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 21, 2024

About the author

Terri was born in Plymouth in 1965. At the age of 9 she moved with her family to Cornwall, to a small village on the edge of Bodmin Moor, where she discovered a love of writing that has stayed with her ever since. She also discovered apple-scrumping, and how to jump out of a hayloft without breaking any bones, but no-one's ever offered to pay her for doing those.

Since publishing in paperback for the first time in 2002, Terri has appeared in both print and online fiction collections, and is proud to have contributed to the Shirley Jackson award-nominated hardback collection: Bound for Evil, by Dead Letter Press. As a Hybrid author, her first commercially published novel was Maid of Oaklands Manor, published by Piatkus Entice (a digital-first imprint of Little, Brown,) and short-listed in the "Best Historical Read" category at the Festival of Romance 2013. The sequel, A Rose in Flanders Fields, was published by Carina UK (a digital-first imprint of HarperCollins) and was short-listed in the same category in 2014.


Terri's self-published Mythic Fiction series set in Cornwall, The Lynher Mill Chronicles, has now been launched. Books one and two are available in print and e-book, and the third book in the series is due for release in June 2015.
Terri now lives in Plymouth with her youngest son, and works in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Plymouth University, where she is constantly baffled by the number of students who don't possess pens.

Terri also writes under the name T Nixon, and has contributed to anthologies under the names Terri Pine and Teresa Nixon. She is represented by the Kate Nash Literary Agency.

Reviews

[Johnny · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this second part of Terri Nixon's new series, "The Mists of Pencarrack Moor", the women investigate Xander Nicholls' plane crash from "The Secrets of Pencarrack Moor". They are convinced that his plane did not accidentally crash in the bay, but that he was the victim of a conspiracy. One theory is that his instructor survived the crash and escaped abroad.

Meanwhile, some clay quarry workers in the region want to form a union, with the aim of forcing their new boss out of work. He prefers cheap materials over the safety of his staff, and they do not want a repeat of what happened a few years ago in a mine at another location; five people died there.

The book jumps back and forth between these two storylines. There is also some overlap of some of the characters. It's quite an extensive cast, and I really had to pay attention not to confuse them with each other. At the front of the book there is a - limited - list of names of a number of characters that we already knew from previous books, but this story mainly revolves around new characters that do not appear in that list.

I did miss the more thriller-like atmosphere of the previous book. I found this one less playful, less adventurous. The book does follow the same formula: a prologue that takes place some time before the main story, and two storylines that eventually converge. But no special revelations this time.

[Jenny Saltmarsh · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was gifted this book, and I slid into reading it. It's a nice easy read with predictable sub-plots. The main plot was complex and well thought out and kept the intrigue until the end.

I did enjoy the book.

[Maryrose Logan · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a great book to read, each chapter made you want to read more.would definitely recommend

[Dee Buck]

By page 34 I was bored and my mind was wandering.
Not a book for me