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2000s: A body is found under Welland Viaduct
2000s: A body is found under Welland Viaduct
A body is found under Welland Viaduct on a bitterly cold winter morning. But this will be a murder investigation like no other. As DI Caroline Hills and DS Dexter Antoine begin to unravel the dark secrets in the victim’s life, they find themselves sucked into a web of lies and betrayal.
Rutland Police need to find the killer before it’s too late. But with Caroline’s health failing and their main witness suspiciously missing, the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Dark histories, mysterious gifts and hidden secrets abound. But will they discover the truth before anyone else is killed in cold blood?
Welland Viaduct/Harringworth Viaduct
This viaduct is the main focus of the story and what a place to have set the scene of a crime novel!
The viaduct is 1.166 km long and has 82 arches, each with a (12 m span. It is the longest viaduct across a valley in the United Kingdom. A total of 30 million bricks were used in the viaduct’s construction. and it was finished in 1878.
Not surprisingly, it has since become a Grade II listed building.
Destination/location: Rutland, Oakham Author/guide: Adam Croft Departure Time: 2000s
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