Why a Booktrail?
2000s: A mobile library drives through to murder
The Book Lady
What you need to know before your trail
Janet West and Laura Stebbing operated the mobile library that traveled the villages of north-east Essex. When Janet’s body was found at a lonely spot on the river bank, Chief Inspector Millson wondered why anyone would murder such a respectable and well-liked woman. There was no obvious suspect and as his investigation proceeded he discovered there was more to the friendly librarian than he realized. When Laura took part in a reconstruction of Janet’s movements on the night she was killed, there were suddenly three suspects. In the end there were three murders, too…
Locations
Reset- England - Essex
- A: Harwich International Port
- B: Wrabness
- C: Mistley
- D: Great Oakley
Travel Guide
Visit Essex
There are many villages in the county of Essex – in fact there is only one city – Chelmsford so you have a good choice!
Essex is also one of the home counties. It borders the counties of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south and London to the south-west.
The highest point of the county of Essex is Chrishall Common near the village of Langley which reaches 482 feet (147 m).
This would be the ideal place for a mobile library tootling along the country roads in and out of the villages!
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Book Lady
Destination: Essex Author/Guide: Malcolm Forsythe
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