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2022: A locked room. A brutal murder. And a killer who can unwind time…
Black Lake Manor
What you need to know before your trail
n the former mining town of Black Lake, there is an old story about a shipwreck with only one survivor. His descendants have a unique ability: once in their lives – and only once – they can unwind the events of the previous six hours.
More than two hundred years later, part-time police constable Ella Manning is attending a party at Black Lake Manor, the cliff-top mansion belonging to the local billionaire. When a raging storm sweeps in from the Pacific, she and several other guests find themselves trapped.
And when their host is discovered brutally murdered in his study the next morning, the door locked from the inside, they turn to her to solve the crime.
Pushing her detective skills to the limit, against the odds Ella is sure she has identified the killer… but then someone undoes time. With no memory of what she discovered before, her investigation begins again, with very different results. Which of her suspects is guilty? And is there something even more sinister she is yet to uncover?
Can she solve the mystery before time runs out… again?
Locations
Reset- Canada - British Columbia
- A: Pachena Bay
- B: Pachena Point Lighthouse
- C: Victoria Bay
- D: The Maritime Museum of British Columbia
Travel Guide
Vancouver Island
The setting of Black Lake is fictional but was inspired by the very real area of Pachena Bay where a ship called Valencia.
The author visited the island and read many books on cannabilism in the Pacific North West. She read books about hautings too which should give you clues as to the themes of the novel.
The story of Jewitt and Brown is largely true although Captain Ross is fictional.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Black Lake Manor
Destination: Vancouver Island Author/guide: Guy Morpuss Departure Time: 2022
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