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1500s – 1940s: A tale set across times, places and worlds apart
The Waterfall
What you need to know before your trail
We begin with the last testament of William Shakespeare as he investigates the real-life murder mystery of his friend, playwright Christopher Marlowe.
The second story is a 19th Century Gothic tale about the discovery of Shakespeare’s manuscript, set in an isolated former priory, turned into a clinic for those who cannot sleep.
The third is a lighter Golden Age detective tale set in Venice, where private investigator Honora Feldman looks into a baffling case of theft and murder in the British expat community, with the Gothic story at its heart.
And finally, a 1940s American Noir as Ken Kourian finds a serial killer is recreating all the murders in The Waterfall, the companion book to his friend Oliver Tooke’s The Turnglass.
Locations
Reset- England - North East England - Story 2
- E: Newcastle - Tynemouth
- F: Holy Island
- G: Tynemouth Docks
- Italy - Venice - Story 3
- H: Piazza San Marco
- I: Giudecca Island
- J: Lazzaretto Vecchio
- K: Rialto
- America/USA -CA Hollywood - Story 4
- L: Los Angeles- Venice beach
- M: Los Angeles- Elysian Park
- N: Yale St
- O: Alpine St
Travel Guide
From London to North East England to Venice and Hollywood
Oh the worlds created in this book! We start with the mystery of Marlowe and Shakespeare and a book called The Waterfall. Who wrote Romeo and Juliet? Where did The Waterfall come from? What is inside it and who now has it?
So much to unravel in this book but the locations are EVERYTHING. Wonderfully evoked and so different across time and place. Venice is a real favourite but the world recreated with Shakespeare at the centre is stunning.
Very keen to visit Kirchin Priory in story 2 even though its fictional.
Booktrailer Review
I am flabbergasted and don’t know how to review this book. I can’t say anything really without giving it away but what I would say is that you should READ IT and DEVOUR IT.
4 very separate stories that somehow intertwine until by the fourth, your head is ready to explode when the book The Turnkey (also written by Gareth) is mentioned.
I read each section in one go and if you can do that, I think it works as it keeps it all together and helps the stories to blend. There is LOTS of detail about Shakespeare and Marlowe and a very mysterious book. A murderer and an age old mystery. It’s a gothic tale, a modern one, a Shakespearean one. But the picture you get after reading all four? MIND BLOWN.
My mind is still tangled from reading this. It’s a work out for the brain but once you put the pieces together, well that is quite a moment. Currently standing on a plinth holding a medal and hugging a pic of the author haha.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Waterfall
Destination/location: London, North East England, Venice, Hollywood Author/guide: Gareth Rubin Departure Time: 1500s – 1940s
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