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  • Location: Norfolk

The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House

The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House

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1895: As the bones start to fall, the spirits will rise…

  • ISBN: 978-1836560876
  • Genre: Fiction, Gothic, Mystery

What you need to know before your trail

When renowned spiritualist Edward Blackmore receives a desperate message from his cousin Barnabas, begging him to come to the coastal village of Thistlewick Tye, his first thought is to ignore the request. Despite his cousin’s insistence that his wife is possessed by a malevolent spirit, Edward has no time for the man who stole his inheritance.

Lured by the promise of money, along with a genuine concern for Barnabas’s wife – who he’d once loved – he reluctantly travels to at Thistlewick House, only to arrive too late. Emma is dead.

Barnabas suspects there are supernatural forces at play. But Edward is convinced murder is afoot. As he begins to investigate, he finds himself drawn into the lives of those in this isolated and unnerving village, especially the beguiling woman who gathers up the human bones falling from the rapidly eroding cliffs.

Then he discovers that a travelling circus completely disappeared in the area forty years previously and no one is willing to talk about it. Perhaps not everything at Thistlewick Tye is quite what it seems…

Travel Guide

Norfolk – Thistlewick Tye

The author says:

“I thought that the dramatic erosion on the North Norfolk Coast would make a great backdrop so I invented Thistlewick Tye. My very good friend, saga author Rosie Hendry, suggested I visit West Runton for my research and consequently, in my mind, Thistlewick Tye is a version of this lovely seaside village, (although without the branch line or large hotel). The flint-littered beach, grassy common and cliff-top location between Cromer and Sheringham were perfect. There was even a landslide on the day that I visited, so I really got a sense of the erosion in action.”

BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House

Destination/location: Norfolk, Thistlewick Tye  Author/guide: Jenni Keer   Departure Time: 1895

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