Murder Lies Waiting

Author/Guide: Alanna Knight

Why a Booktrail?

1906: The idea of an island escape sounds very inviting, doesn’t it?

ISBN: 978-0749022198
Genre: Cosy crime, Historical

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What you need to know before your trail

For Rose McQuinn the invitation to holiday at a luxury hotel on the isle of Bute is an unexpected delight until she discovers the real reason is to investigate a twenty year old non-proven murder case. With close links to a strange local family of ancient origin whose modern castle holds many dark secrets, Rose’s involvement in this challenge unleashes a web of intrigue and sinister happenings as she realises too late when a drowned man is a murder victim and someone decides she is close enough to the truth not to leave the island alive.

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Travel Guide

Welcome to the isle of Bute

There’s nothing quite like an island to have an adventure and murder mystery! Starting in a hotel in Rothesay, we soon head to the fictional setting of a grand manor house called Vantry castle where there is a murder and a mystery all in one…

Vantry castle

You will find the drive quite delightful,”Harry interrupted. “There are some lovely views across the Firth of Clyde from Kilchattan Bay, aren’t there , Gerald?

“There is a special weekend tour to Vantry Castle, a bit tourist attraction run by the tramway, which continues from Port Bannatyne and links up with a horse-drawn vehicle from St Colmac, and during the season takes passengers right up the the door instead of having to endure a steep walk uphill.”

Rothesay Castle

“I decided to take a walk along the seafront and have a quick look at Rothesay Castle. I had chosen the right time of day with a few rosy clouds floating over its lofty summit. In much the same fashion as an ageing woman, this thirteenth-century castle benefited from the absence of revealing sunlight, giving the appearance of being remarkably well preserved for its age”

Port Bannatyne

A small village up the coast where the trams leave from and where characters venture to investigate. Trams here can be caught to Port Colmac and back to Guildford Square.

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