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  • Location: North East England, Newcastle, Alnwick

Poison Garden

Poison Garden

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2024: The Poison Garden in Alnwick is the star of the show here!

  • ISBN: 978-1912310227
  • Genre: Crime

What you need to know before your trail

For Detective Chief Inspector Ryan, the stakes have never been higher. Most of the world thinks he’s dead, killed by an assasin’s rifle in his own home. But another man took the bullet intended for him, and now Ryan’s living on borrowed time. As long as he stays ‘dead’, in the sanctuary of his parents’ home in Devon, there’s a chance to find the people behind the deadly killing network. It’s only a matter of time before his secret’s uncovered, and nowhere will be safe.

Back in Northumberland, Ryan’s team are called in to investigate the mysterious death of a man in Alnwick, who collapsed yards from the walls of its Mediaeval castle. When a second person is rushed to hospital with the same symptoms, her life hangs in the balance unless they can discover the toxic substance that’s killing her. For DCs Lowerson and Reed, there’s only one place to look for inspiration—the Poison Garden…

Travel Guide

Alnwick Garden and the Poison Garden

You really have to visit The Poison Garden if you haven’t already!

You can get a tour by buying a ticket to the gardens but you queue separately for the garden. It’s locked up behind huge black iron gates and you can only go in on guided tours. “Visitors are strictly prohibited from smelling, touching, or tasting any plants” it says on the website. Clues in the title really!

“Species of the Poison Garden include Strychnos nux-vomica (source of strychnine), hemlock, Ricinus communis (source of harmless castor oil but also deadly ricin), foxglove, Atropa belladonna (commonly called Deadly Nightshade), Brugmansia and Laburnum”

 

BookTrail Boarding Pass: Poison Garden

Destination/location: Newcastle, Alnwick   Author/guide: L J Ross  Departure Time: 2024

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