Photographs of Cornwall by L A Kent

'Cross the Tamar at Plymouth heading west into Cornwall and you enter a different world; a land of steep wooded valleys, their depths shrouded in mist, the road sweeping and swooping through the countryside.

Places at the edge, islands and peninsulas or coastal mountain terrains, have a distinct and different atmosphere; light reflecting off the open sea, the seemingly boundless expanse of water, the anticipation and exhilaration of ports and harbours.

The road from St Ives, on the north Cornish coast, runs up over a barren moorland of granite outcrops and scattered sheep through Cripplesease and Nancledra and down into Penzance and Mount’s Bay in the south.

This far west the land feels more ancient, less cultivated; the peninsula is narrow, almost an island and the weather can be unpredictable, changing quickly.'   

from Rogue Flamingo The Mevagissey Murders

Detective Sergeant Sam Scott is travelling from Truro to visit Lost Farm Barn,  DI Treloar's new home, which he is converting from derelict barns high on the moorland between St Ives and Penzance in West Cornwall.