The Case of the Hydegild Sacrifice

Travel Guide

Scotland – Edinburgh

The novel opens in the Scottish Highlands before moving swiftly to Edinburgh. The city is rich in historical treasures, but I focus on one in particular: St Giles’ Cathedral, the High Kirk of Edinburgh, founded in 1120. Standing dramatically on the Royal Mile beneath the shadow of the Castle, St Giles is both imposing and intimate, a place steeped in Scotland’s political and religious history.

Washington DC. America

Lafayette Square

In Washington, the detectives on the case adopt separate identities to gather intelligence, meeting daily at the Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette Square, just north of the White House.

Mary Surratt’s boarding house 

One of the most unsettling locations associated with the assassination, however, is also one of the most overlooked: Mary Surratt’s boarding house. It was here that Lewis Powell, David Herold, George Atzerodt, and John Wilkes Booth conspired.

Herndon House

Another key site is the Herndon House, once a busy hotel and restaurant on the corner of 9th and F Streets.

Ford Theatre

The President’s Box, draped with an American flag and a portrait of George Washington as it was in 1865, however, it is closed to the public to prevent damage.