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1884: On the French Riviera during the Belle Epoque, a murder draws two women into the dangerous shadows of Europe’s privileged elite…
The Crumpled Letter
What you need to know before your trail
When Lola Deslys finds the body of someone she knows, a chambermaid, she immediately knows from the placement of the body that this was no accident. Someone is trying to hide a murder.
But it soon becomes clear that this murderer is going to go free . When clues fails to materialise, Lola is persuaded by Guy de Maupassant to look into the case herself.
Lola is going to need help to find out what happened and so asks her friend Gabriella along to help. Gabriella is a highborn, well-educated, and currently disgraced English governess.
Locations
Reset- France - French Riveira - Cannes
- A: Cannes harbour
- B: Villa les Pavots
- C: Gare Train Station
- D: Russian Orthodox Church
- E: Rue Guy de Maupassant
- F: Boulevard de la Croisette
Travel Guide
Cannes
Cannes in 1800s is being constructed and modelled and of course does not represent the city it is today. For instance:
I was walking through a newly constructed neighbourhood, not far from the Boulevard de la Fonciere, which, until, recently had been deeply entrenched in the country side, Real estate speculation had provoked an economic crisis in the region and bankruptcy was now rife among the local population, particularly in Cannes.
Who could have guessed that was wash nothing more than a fishing village just a few decades earlier would become a city brimming with unscrupulous profit seekers.
But then there are traces of what Lola calls “the old life”
“The divine scent of the olive trees, tiny orange groves, and oleanders filled the air despite the coal fumes from the nearby train station.
The novel evokes the town and its surroundings nicely – oh to be on the Croisette!
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Crumpled Letter
Destination : Cannes Author/Guide: Alice Quinn Departure Time: 1884
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