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1950s: Second in the Devon murder mystery series
Resort to Murder
What you need to know before your trail
With its pale, aquamarine waters and golden sands, the shoreline at Temple Regis was a sight to behold. But when an unidentifiable body is found there one morning, the most beautiful beach in Devon is turned into a crime scene.
For Miss Dimont – ferocious defender of free speech, champion of the truth and ace newspaperwoman for The Riviera Express – this is a case of paramount interest, and the perfect introduction for her young new recruit Valentine Waterford. Even if their meddling is to the immense irritation of local copper Inspector Topham…
Soon Miss Dimont and Valentine are deep in investigation – why can nobody identify the body, and why does Topham suspect murder? And when a second death occurs, can the two possibly be connected?
Locations
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Booktrail it down to Devon and find the village of Temple Regis
Sadly this village is fictional but it’s very close to Teignmouth, and Torquay (about halfway in between according to the sketch in the book) There’s some lovely street names however that would be lovely to wander down such as Tuppenny Row where the elegant terrace of Regency cottages with brickwork is “pale pink with the passage of time.”
The town is described in glowing terms in The Riviera Express:
“Devon’s prettiest town, Temple Regis took itself very seriously. Its beaches, giving out onto the turquoise and indigo waters which inspired some wily publicist to coin the phrase ‘England’s Riviera’, were white and pristine. Broad lawns encircling the bandstand and flowing down towards the pier were scrupulously shaved, immaculately edged. Out in the estuary, the water was an impossible shade of aquamarine, its colour a magical invention of the gods – and since everyone in Temple agreed their little town was the sunniest spot in England, it really was very beautiful.
It was fat too nice a place to be murdered.”
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Resort to Murder
Destination: “Temple Regis” Devon, English Riviera Author/guide: TP Fielden Departure: 1950s
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