Reis naar Cornwall in de jaren 1840 met een onconventioneel detective-duo dat intrigerende mysteries aanpakt die geworteld zijn in de geschiedenis en folklore van de regio. Deze serie combineert historische intriges met een vleugje bovennatuurlijke elementen, met een scherpe onderzoekster en haar ongebruikelijke partner. Lezers zullen gefascineerd raken door de unieke mix van misdaadoplossing, lokale legenden en sfeervolle locaties.
Cornwall, 1844. On a lonely moorland farm not far from Jamaica Inn, farmhand Shilly finds love in the arms of Charlotte Dymond. When she's found on the moor with her throat cut, Shilly is determined to find out who is responsible, and so is the stranger calling himself Mr Williams who asks for Shilly's help.
Jamaica Inn, 1844: the talk is of witches. A boy has vanished in the woods of Trethevy on the North Cornish coast, and a reward is offered for his return. Shilly has had enough of such dark doings, but her new companion, the woman who calls herself Anna Drake, insists they investigate.
Cornwall 1845. What caused the death of a tattooed stranger found on Morwenstow beach clutching a key? Is he a victim of deliberate wrecking, lured by false lights? Or are tales of savage mermaids true?