Viaggia nella Cornovaglia degli anni '40 dell'Ottocento con un duo di detective non convenzionale che affronta misteri intriganti radicati nella storia e nel folklore della regione. Questa serie combina l'intrigo storico con un tocco di soprannaturale, seguendo un'acuta investigatrice e il suo insolito partner. I lettori saranno affascinati dalla miscela unica di risoluzione di crimini, leggende locali e ambientazioni suggestive.
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?