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2000s: The first in the Lydmouth mystery series
An Air That Kills
What you need to know before your trail
Workmen in the small market town of Lydmouth are demolishing an old cottage. A sledgehammer smashes into what looks like a solid wall. Instead, layers of wallpaper conceal the door of a locked cupboard which holds a box – and in the box is the skeleton of a young baby.
Items within the box suggest that the baby was entombed early in the nineteenth century, but when another man is also found dead, the evidence suggests that the baby’s death is more recent and that a killer is on the loose. For Journalist Jill Francis, newly arrived from London, this looks like her first story to chase …
Locations
Reset- England/Wales "Lydmouth"
- A: Lynmouth -East Lyn River
- B: Lynmouth - St Mary the Virgin
- C: Lynmouth - Cliff Railway
- D: Coleford market Square
Travel Guide
Welcome to Lydmouth, BookTrail style
The small village of Lydmouth is fictional but is somewhere on the Welsh/English border.The author himself lives in Coleford, a market town in the Forest of Dean, on the Welsh, English border so that could be a potential spot for inspiration…
In Lydmouth, there are some dubious spots such as The Hanging Tree which makes an appearance in book three, Ashbridge School which is secretive and closed, and the surrounding moorland. There’s a sense of vast countryside, rolling hills and the fact that Lydmouth is a nice quiet place, but it’s also one of dark clouds, grey skies and secrets behind twitching curtains.
In Devon – there is a Lynmouth and this is again a potential spot for Thornhill fans to visit. It’s small, quaint, rural and with the old railway and scenic views, you could imagine the characters living here.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: An Air That Kills
Destination : Lydmouth Author/Guide: Andrew Taylor Departure Time: 2000s
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