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1940s: There’s murder brewing in Hemlock Bay
Hemlock Bay
What you need to know before your trail
Basil Palmer plans to murder a man called Louis Carson. The problem is he doesn’t know anything about his intended victim, not who he is nor where he lives.
After learning that Carson runs a hotel in Hemlock Bay, a playground for the wealthy and privileged, Palmer invents a false identity. Posing as Dr Seamus Doyle, he journeys to the coast plotting murder along the way.
Meanwhile, after hearing a fortune teller has predicted a murder in a place called Hemlock Bay, amateur sleuth Rachel Savernake rents a cottage there, determined to discover for herself the serpent that has slithered into this idyllic Eden.
Murder does occur at the resort, and after meeting a mysterious doctor called Seamus Doyle, Rachel finds herself entering a maze of intricate mysteries – just where she likes to be.
Travel Guide
Hemlock Bay
A fictional setting in Lancashire but one based on a real life and town to be called Fleetwood. A man by the name of Fleetwood bought land and wanted to develop a place where people could stay after travelling up from London. Unfortunately, the opening of the railway over Shap Fell in the 1850s soon put paid to that idea!
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Hemlock Bay
Destination/Location: Lancashire, England Author: Martin Edwards Departure: 1940s
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