A Beautiful Place for a Murder Find!

beatiful place.jpgCan't believe I didn't think of this before, especially as we have been focusing on crime, legends and the supernatural in the Dark Peak, and Berlie is coming to our finale event on Saturday 31st.  Just remembered that Berlie has recently written a murder mystery story for teenagers, set in the Peak District.  The Buxton library copy is out on loan.  Can I track down a copy and read it before our finale event on Saturday when Berlie will be there?  Watch this space!   The title is absolutely perfect for what we have been discovering about the darker side of the Peak District.

"Berlie Doherty gave me a copy of her new novel A BEAUTIFUL PLACE FOR A MURDER (Five Leaves) when I went to her cottage for lunch in early June. It's a thriller set around her home in Edale and one of the best things about it is the way it brings the landscape to life. You know exactly what everything looks like in a novel by Berlie and she understands the countryside very well. The story is a thriller for young adults with a plot which is exciting enough to keep you turning the pages and yet quite believable. There's only a certain kind of crime you can envisage taking place in this setting and with these characters and Berlie has got the tone just right."  Adele Geras

26 October 2009 from Will Newman

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