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1987: You can’t see who’s in the shadows along the banks of the Thames
The Dog Walker
What you need to know before your trail
January, 1987: in the depths of winter, only joggers and dog walkers brave the Thames towpath after dark. Helen Honeysett, a young newlywed, sets off for an evening run from her riverside cottage. Only her dog returns.
Twenty-nine years later, her husband has asked Stella Darnell, a private detective, and her sidekick Jack Harmon, to find out what happened all those years ago. But when the five households on that desolate stretch of towpath refuse to give up their secrets, Stella and Jack find themselves hunting a killer whose trail has long gone cold.
Travel Guide
London
A small setting in terms of space and scope for much of the novel takes place along the Thames in between Kew Bridge and Mortlake Crematorium.
“On a hot summer’s day the Thames towpath between Kew Bridge and Mortlake Crematorium is stippled with sunlight spilling through willow fronds and shading oaks. Birdsong twitters above the rumble of District line train crossing Kew Railway Bridge. Although in London, the leafy two path resembles a pastoral idyll. Cyclists weave around strolling couples and families straggling with scooters and pushchairs.”
“Clear of trees, the path was stained by the orange of the light-polluted sky. The dog walker stroke on along the oath seemingly unfazed by the slap of the river against the bank and rustling in bushes that might suggest a creeping assailant”
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Dog Walker
Destination : London Author/Guide: Lesley Thomson Departure Time: 1987, 2006
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