The Smugglers' Tide: A Cornwall Mystery Book 1

By k Livingston

A hidden past. A vanished man. A secret the sea refuses to give up.

Fourteen-year-old Jess is sent to Cornwall for the summer, expecting little more than a quiet holiday by the coast. Instead, she discovers a hidden tunnel in the cliffs and stumbles across a mystery that has remained unsolved for decades.

An old bottle found among the rocks leads Jess to questions about Tom Penrose, a man who disappeared twenty years earlier without a trace. Why was Tom investigating the caves beneath the cliffs? What was he searching for? And why does someone seem determined to keep the truth buried?

With the help of new friends, Jess begins following a trail of clues hidden in an old logbook, forgotten letters and the secrets of the Cornish coast. But the deeper she digs, the more she realises that the past is not as forgotten as everyone claims.

Someone knows what happened to Tom Penrose.

And someone does not want Jess to find out.

Set against the rugged cliffs, hidden coves and mysterious coastline of Cornwall, The Smugglers' Tide is a gripping mystery about friendship, courage, secrets and the search for the truth.

But as the tide comes in, long-buried secrets are beginning to surface.

The Smugglers' Tide is Book One of The Cornwall Mysteries.

For readers who enjoy young detectives, coastal mysteries, hidden secrets and adventures where every clue leads to another question.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HLL64R44
• ISBN13: 9798178048399
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"