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A Study in Stone – Sources

The History of the Kenning Family

NB: The Kenning family is entirely fictional.

Timothy Kenning marries Hester Williams 1899
Cyril born 1899
Gordon born 1900
Timothy dies in 1905
Cyril awarded the Croix de Guerre 1918
Cyril dies 1919
Gordon marries Diana Muir 1923
Gerald born 1925
Gerald Marries Helen Barker 1947
David is born 1948
David marries Julia Normanby 1968
Martin is born 1969
Deborah born 1970
Gordon dies 1972
Diana dies 1983
Gerald and Helen die 2005
In 2019:
David Kenning is 71
Martin...

Valley of Lies – Sources

These are some of my research sources for the mystery novel, Valley of LiesSpoiler Alert!If you haven’t read Valley of Lies, or you haven’t finished it yet, looking at this list may spoil the story.

In a mystery, clues are everything, so please don’t read this page unless you’ve finished the book. Thank you.

mad honey

https://healthywithhoney.com/what-is-mad-honey-is-it-dangerous-where-can-i-find-it/

https://healthywithhoney.com/rhododendron-honey/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grayanotoxin

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Featured Photos – 11 May 2021

It’s bluebell time here in Devon, and like many locals, Mrs C and I like to visit the small woodland called Shaptor Wood.

The day was a little cooler than we might’ve hoped for, but it was a beautiful walk, with a sea of bluebells stretching out beneath the forest’s pale-green leaves of spring.

Lottie enjoyed it too.

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Begin the Mystery – Death at Blackingstone Rock

The exclusive ‘mystery by email’ adventure, Death at Blackingstone Rock, is now ready for members to enjoy.

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Mystery in May – Sources

Thank you very much for reading Mystery in May

I hope you enjoyed the book. It’s probably the most complex Devonshire Mystery to date, and there were certainly some challenging moments during the process of putting it together.

It’s always great to hear from readers, so if you have questions that aren’t answered here, or if you’d like to say hello, please drop me a line via the contact page.

Spoiler alert

Seeing the sources before you read the book will spoil the story, so please only look if yo...

New wallpapers added

I’ve added some new Devonshire Mysteries themed wallpapers to the collection today (6 May, 2021).

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Death at Blackingstone Rock – Afterword

That’s the end of this story, and I hope you enjoyed it.

There will be more adventures for Dan and Alan, so look forward to more puzzling situations, clues, red herrings and, above all, a cast of intriguing characters..

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Death at Blackingstone Rock – Email 17

And that’s a wrap!

Almost.

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J’accuse!

Here we are at last.

The denouement.

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Free Short Story – Sweet Dreams My Only One

Tweet Here’s a free short story/flash fiction/drabble/call-it-what-you-will.

I have to warn you that this is quite a dark little story – it isn’t gory but it visits a dark place.

It’s all told in 100 words (not counting the title), and although it isn’t a happy tale,I hope you enjoy it nonetheless.

Sweet Dreams my Only One

Mom always says the same words as she kisses me goodnight. They don’t work.

He will be here again tonight. So like me; a reflection. He smiles at first. Laughing. He cou...