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2025: Orkney’s Skaill Bay is the backdrop for a calamity of nature’s making…..
The Dead and the Dying
What you need to know before your trail
In the dim morning light, Orkney’s Skaill Bay is the backdrop for a calamity of nature’s making. When forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod joins the rescue efforts as a volunteer, she uncovers more than she bargained for: a human skeleton entombed in a stone crypt.
The grave is believed to hail from the Viking Age, but Rhona’s analysis of the content points to more recent and sinister evil. And a shadow is thrown over the investigation when the skeleton is finally identified – and unsettling connections emerge between the victim and the very people trying to solve the case.
As forensic clues lead Rhona to a second, horrifying discovery, the question looms: how many more secrets are concealed in the sand?
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Orkney
From Kirkwall, to Stromness to Hoy and the whales, there’s a lot of scene setting and landscapes to enjoy in the novel.
This is a very atmospheric and historically interesting novel with neolithic stories and places ready to be explored. Scapa Flow features heavily as does Skara Brae and the nearby waters and sites.
Time spent in Hoy is particularly nice given the gorgeous whales.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Dead and the Dying
Destination/location: Orkney, Stromness, Kirkwall Author/guide: Lin Anderson Departure Time: 2025
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