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Daphne Neville

4 Series • 21 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Pentrillick Cornish Mystery Books
Start with: The Chocolate Box Holiday (2017)
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Publication Order of Trengillion Cornish Mystery Books
Start with: The Ringing Bells Inn (2014)
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Publication Order of Trenwalloe Sands Cornish Mystery Books
Start with: Albert’s Old House (2023)

ⓘ About Daphne Neville

Daphne Neville is an accomplished author. She made Cornwall her home all the way back in 1972. She got married in the county and had children. After bringing up her children she worked in the local pub where she first got the inspiration to write The Ringing Bells Inn. When her debut novel was finalized the author decided to write a sequel titled Polquillick. However, in the end she was not all that happy that the stories covered just two years. She decided to go for the lucky number seven and write five more. Hence the seven books in the Trengillion Mystery Series cover village life in Cornwall that takes place over a span of sixty years, stretching from 1952 to 2012.

All Book Series by Daphne Neville

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The Chocolate Box Holiday

Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2017

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2017
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A Pasty In A Pear Tree

Book 2 of 9 · published 2017

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2017
3
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The Suitcase In The Attic

Book 3 of 9 · published 2018

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2018
4
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Tea and Broken Biscuits

Book 4 of 9 · published 2018

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2018
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The Old Bakehouse

Book 5 of 9 · published 2019

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2019
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Death By Hanging Basket

Book 6 of 9 · published 2020

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2020
7
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Murder In Hawthorn Road

Book 7 of 9 · published 2020

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2020
8
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Great Aunt Esme’s Pasty Shop

Book 8 of 9 · published 2022

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2022
9
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The Frolicsome Crystal Ball

Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2023

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2023
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The Ringing Bells Inn

Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2014

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2014
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Polquillick

Book 2 of 7 · published 2014

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2014
3
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Sea, Sun, Cads and Scallywags

Book 3 of 7 · published 2014

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2014
4
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Grave Allegations

Book 4 of 7 · published 2015

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2015
5
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The Old Vicarage

Book 5 of 7 · published 2015

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2015
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A Celestial Affair

Book 6 of 7 · published 2016

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2016
7
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Trengillion's Jubilee Jamboree

Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2016

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2016
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Albert’s Old House

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2023

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2023
2
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The Cottage in Lady Fern Lane

Book 2 of 3 · published 2024

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2024
3
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Murder on a Frosty Night

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2025

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2025
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The Old Tile House

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2017

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2017
2
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The Old Coaching Inn

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2020

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2020

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Daphne Neville?

Daphne Neville is an accomplished author. She made Cornwall her home all the way back in 1972. She got married in the county and had children.

Which Daphne Neville series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Trengillion Cornish Mystery series, the earliest of Daphne Neville's multi-book series: it opens with The Ringing Bells Inn (2014) and runs to 7 books across 2014–2016, ending with Trengillion's Jubilee Jamboree (2016). Daphne Neville's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Daphne Neville written?

Daphne Neville has 21 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2014 and 2025. 19 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Pentrillick Cornish Mystery series with 9 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Daphne Neville's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Daphne Neville's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Trengillion Cornish Mystery (2014–2016, 7 books), Pentrillick Cornish Mystery (2017–2023, 9 books) and Trenwalloe Sands Cornish Mystery (2023–2025, 3 books).

How are Daphne Neville's books organised into series?

This guide splits Daphne Neville's 21 books into 3 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Pentrillick Cornish Mystery (9 books, 2017–2023); Trengillion Cornish Mystery (7 books, 2014–2016); Trenwalloe Sands Cornish Mystery (3 books, 2023–2025).