Reisen Sie ins Cornwall der 1840er Jahre mit einem unkonventionellen Detektivduo, das sich faszinierenden Mysterien widmet, die in der Geschichte und Folklore der Region verwurzelt sind. Diese Serie verbindet historische Intrigen mit einem Hauch des Übernatürlichen und folgt einer scharfen Ermittlerin und ihrem ungewöhnlichen Partner. Leser werden von der einzigartigen Mischung aus Verbrechen, lokalen Legenden und atmosphärischen Schauplätzen gefesselt sein.
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?