#NationalParkweek – Books set in parks
Which are your favourite parks in books? There are many books set in parks or where parks feature quite prominently but there are also some unexpected ones where mysteries lurk…
In celebration of National Parks Week, we’ve decided to put a selection together of parks in books both in the UK and abroad…
Some parks (national and otherwise) which if you visit having read one of these books, you will have a VERY unique visit and reading experience
Books set in parks
UK – Lake District – Puppet Show
Visit historic stone circles ….
….and find bodies
A serial killer is burning people alive in the Lake District’s prehistoric stone circles. He leaves no clues and the police are helpless. Thankfully the park’s circles in the book are fictional but the Lake District is one of the most beautiful parks out there so a little intrigue and dark shadows are a very unique way to experience it all!
UK – Pendle Hill – Pendle Hill
Visit an iconic hill linked to history
….and find witches and supernatural goings on…
Two fourteen-year-old girls are found wandering Aitken Wood on the slopes of Pendle Hill, claiming to have been raped by a gang of men. Then the girls start speaking of a forthcoming apocalypse…
In the shadow of Pendle Hill, whispers of witchcraft and child abuse go back to the Middle Ages. Is the Hobbledy Man responsible for the outbreaks of violence sweeping across the country?
Books set in parks
San Francisco – The Boy in the Park…
sit and relax amongst the trees and people watch….
…but you can’t see what’s going on inside their hearts and heads…
The Botanical Gardens in San Francisco are really nice in real life, and the author says that there really is a bench and a secret escape in the Temperate Asia section. When you sit in the park, who do YOU see?
Canada – The Rockies – Full Curl
Visit the Canadian Rockies…
…but be careful who else or what else is out there….
Perhaps one of the most famous national parks in the world,a place to see wildlife and nature at its finest. But what happens if animals start to disappear from the parks themselves ?
Then back to the UK for a murderous visit to the Yorkshire Dales
You’d think a nice gentle stroll would be calming
…not in the hands of Frances Brody!
When the landlord of a Yorkshire tavern is killed in plain sight, Freda Simonson, the only witness to the crime, becomes plagued with guilt, believing the wrong man has been convicted. Following her death, it seems that the truth will never be uncovered in the peaceful village of Langcliffe . Kate Shackleton is on holiday here it’s typical of any small village in 1920s Yorkshire. Kate and Harriet arrive in May when it’s a vision of loveliness and spring is all around. The landscape is going to be restorative for them both……well….
