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21st C – See the village of Duntisbourne Abbots come to life right from the page
A Cotswold Killing (Cotswolds Mystery 1)
What you need to know before your trail
Thea Osborne is off to the Cotswolds although it won’t exactly be a holiday but to house sit for a couple who live in a house called Brook View in the lovely village of Duntisbourne Abbots. She is not really looking forward to it though as the size and quietness of the village probably means that she is going to be somewhat bored.
Well, that soon changes as on her first night in the new house, she hears a piercing scream. Nothing to worry about in a place as nice as this? When a body is found the next morning, Thea will soon discover that there is a lot more to this place that meets the eye.
Travel Guide
The village of Duntisbourne Abbots is very real as are the pubs and churches mentioned in the novel although everything else is made up and of course a work of fiction. What is not fiction are the descriptions of the countryside and the beautiful landscape which shines from the stage.
On her approach to Cirencester:
“Scattered down the tilting hill-sides where the distinctive stone houses and barns that typified the region. Creams, yellows, natural shades of beige and grey characterise stone that was not to be found anywhere else in Britain.”
The countryside is one where the hues form a palette of coulour and ‘the attentions of the world’s discerning visitors provide ample confirmation’ This is the beautiful part of the world where Thea is to spend her time. Quietly she thinks, certainly not involved in a case of murder.
“There was a strong sense of entering into alien territory”
But this alien territory is as first calming, full of muddy trails and babbling brooks. Dense hedges and village lanes. Intrigue round every corner. Even among the villagers themselves.
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