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2000s: Has the ancient Egyptian cult of immortality resurfaced in Brighton?
The Embalmer
What you need to know before your trail
When a freshly-mummified body is discovered at the Brighton Museum of Natural History, Detective Francis Sullivan is at a loss to identify the desiccated woman. But as Egyptian burial jars of body parts with cryptic messages attached start appearing, he realises he has a serial killer on his hands. Revenge, obsession and an ancient religion form a potent mix, unleashing a wave of terror throughout the city. Caught in a race against time while battling his own demons, Francis must fight to uncover the true identity of the Embalmer before it’s too late…
Locations
Reset- England - Sussex - Brighton
- A: Brighton Museum of Natural History
- B: Great College St
- C: Brighton Police Station
- D: Greenacres - River Adur
- E: Great College St
Travel Guide
Booktrail it around Brighton and the The Embalmer
Much of the novel takes place or is cantered around the Natural History Museum in Brighton.
” The Booth museum was an anachronism. Francis knew it well – everyone who’d grown up on Brighton knew the Booth. It was a good, old-fashioned glass display case museum, with no interactive videos and no buttons to press.”
“There was just row upon row of exquisitely – if now a little faded – stuffed birds, harking back to an era when birdwatching included killing one’s quarry and putting it into a glass case for prosperity.”
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Embalmer
Destination/location: Brighton Author/guide: Alison Belsham Departure Time: 2000s
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