Why a Booktrail?
2000s: There’s something very dark about abandoned mineshafts on the Yorkshire Coast…
Life Ruins
What you need to know before your trail
A body, briefly glimpsed at the bottom of an abandoned mineshaft, vanishes when the police investigate. Jared, recovering from an almost fatal injury and addicted to painkillers, knows he saw something terrible in that mine… but he has no evidence.
A girl is attacked so savagely she can’t be identified, and dumped late at night in an isolated campground. Becca, is certain she knows who the victim is. But no one will believe her.
Kay has fostered difficult children for many years – including Becca, And now Becca seems to be in the worst trouble of her life.
And then Jared and Becca meet. Becca, strong-minded and fiercely independent, is confident they can figure out what’s going on.
And meanwhile, more girls are vanishing……
Travel Guide
Travel BookTrail style to Yorkshire
“The setting moon hung low in the sky, turning the rocks at the water’s edge a ghostly grey. It was almost high tide. The sea flowed over the beach and lapped a t the bottom of the rough path that formed a scramble to the cliff top”
“People rarely came here. It was a place where wading birds turned pebbles over in the water, and grey seals basked on the rocks, undisturbed by walkers on the path above.”
Raven Hall
The history of the place is almost as creepy as in the book!
Oh the joy!
This is a real place:
“The silhouette of the aptly named and gothic Raven Hall sounds alarming even before you go inside. “
Sandsend to Runswick Bay
This is the area of interest in the novel. The landscape here is evoked as bleak and unforgiving.
Kettleness
Stand here and look out to sea like Kay McKinnon in the novel
Cleveland Way
Walk along here and look for a hidden tunnel… but careful as “In the darkness, the cliff edge was barely perceptible”
This is a land of holes, rocks, cliffs and hidden tunnels, the reminders of blast furnaces and mines of the past. Mind the tunnels in particular in the novel…
Flamborough
“Even in winter Flamborough attracted serious walkers and birdwatchers
There’s an incident here in the book. But in reality the views are stunning and the lighthouse a fascinating place to visit!
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Life Ruins
Destination : Yorkshire, Kettlewell, Scarborough, Whitby Author/Guide: Danuta Kot Departure Time: 2000s
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