Haynes Bedfordshire
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The Story of Nellie Rault’s Grave ~ Lives on!!!
Nellie Rault’s unsolved murder back in 1919, one hundred years ago, inspired my murder mystery Murder Now and Then set in two time zones, 1919 and 2019. As I explained in my talk the other day, Nellie continues to haunt me in various ways with unsolved mysteries today including a strange email from the Luton…
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The Novel Approach to Research ~ Do you know what car this is?
What inspires you to write a novel? All it took for me was an email and a photo and I was hooked. Here’s the photo: And here’s the gist of the email: ‘Did you know that a young Jersey girl was murdered at Haynes Park, near to where you live, back in 1919? The murder…
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Another Great Haynes 100 – the 9th!
We attended the Haynes 100 this year as spectators for the first time, after several years of taking my hubby’s car. (which we did try to sell last autumn but it was not to be – probably too late in the season – but is in dry dock just to fix a little something –…
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The Greyhound, Haynes, Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire may not be well known, but if you visit you’ll find many great pubs and hotels, some of which feature in ‘Murder Now and Then’. The closest one to both murders in my novel is The Greyhound in Haynes.(real in 1919 and imaginary in 2019!) It was here that the police, incognito, listened in to…
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Murder Mystery Virtual Tour of Bedfordshire no4 ~ The Shuttleworth Collection, Biggleswade
As we explore Bedfordshire together as part of my murder mystery virtual tour we will pause a while at The Shuttleworth Collection, a place that influenced my second novel ‘Ancasta – Guide me Swiftly Home’ and also features in my third novel ‘Murder, now and then.’ The museum is a comprehensive collection of aircraft including…
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Mid Bedfordshire Murder Mystery Tour ~ No 2 ~ A Walk to look over the vale of Bedford
For the next few posts I will be exploring the places in Bedfordshire I know so well, which feature in my murder mystery ‘Murder, now and then. This time we will leave the bicycle at home and venture on foot. There are many pleasant walks around Haynes and Clophill ~ one passing the old church…
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Mid Bedfordshire Murder Mystery Virtual Tour no1 ~ Clophill and Haynes
We begin our journey at Clophill village green by the Flying Horse, famous for highway men in the past but for bistro food and a friendly ambiance today. First we are going to pedal along the High Street where homes reflect the passing of time of two centuries, but before we reach the iron stone…