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1940s: The second in the Lydmouth mystery series
The Mortal Sickness
What you need to know before your trail
When a spinster of the parish is found bludgeoned to death in St John’s, and the church’s most valuable possession, the Lydmouth chalice, is missing, the finger of suspicion points at the new vicar, who is already beset with problems.
The glare of the police investigation reveals shabby secrets and private griefs. Jill Francis, struggling to find her feet in her new life, stumbles into the case at the beginning. But even a journalist cannot always watch from the sidelines. Soon she is inextricably involved in the Suttons’ affairs. Despite the electric antagonism between her and Inspector Richard Thornhill, she has instincts that she can’t ignore
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: The Mortal Sickness
Destination : Lydmouth (Wales, England border) Author/Guide: Andrew Taylor Departure Time: 1940s
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