Porlock - the Mystery of the Thirteen Steps: a "spot-the-difference" murder mystery - Couverture souple

Mountfort, Jonathan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0955763533 ISBN 13 : 9780955763533

Editeur : Luvbutton Press, 2019

Synopsis

Be one of the first to own one of these unique books: for it is the very first Spot-the-Difference Murder Mystery! Never done before! Here is an exciting new way to unravel a murder mystery - you are right there in the middle of the story, seeing the scenes - in a series of "spot-the-difference" pictures, spot the differences and find the clues to the story! It is England, 1904, and every day the coaches plying between Lynmouth and Minehead scramble their way up and slither their way down the 1 in 4 gradient of Porlock Hill, the most feared hill in all of England. It takes six sturdy horses to drag a laden carriage to the top. There, the leading pair are detached and led back down into the village by a boy, a boy who knows how lucky he is to have been given such a responsible job at such a young age. But this time, on his way back with the tired horses Pug and Delia, he spots what looks like a sheep sheltering on the hillside. But as he gets closer his heart races as he becomes aware... it is not a sheep... it is a white dress... The boy turns detective, and with the help of his sister and all the children of the village he tries to unravel the mystery of the thirteen steps...... Includes other picture clues and "lovers" codes to solve...... "A wonderful tale, fascinating for both children and adults alike - Sherlock Holmes meets Enid Blyton."Take a look at the cover pictures on this book: you will see that the front cover shows two pictures of the Lorna Doone coach descending the famous Porlock Hill at the beginning of the 1900s. This picture is taken from an original postcard of the period, and has twelve differences which are printed on the back cover, also shown in the listing.More Spot-the-Difference pictures throughout the book give clues about the story. An example is a pirate party that has taken place in one of the tunnels under Ashley Combe House. This was the stately home, now derelict, near the village of Porlock in North Somerset in which the story is set. The tunnels are still there to this day, leading down to the beach where Ada Lovelace, daughter of the poet and warrior Lord Byron, used to bathe.The story is set in 1904 in the accurate geographical and historical setting of Porlock Village, Ashley Combe, Porlock Hill and the Porlock Stone Circle. The story has horses, coaches, pirates, witches, the children of the village and many other characters, some from real life such as Sir George Newnes, the publishing magnate, who drives his car up the 1 in 4 gradient of the feared Porlock Hill.Authentic maps are provided making the area and the story more fascinating for the reader. There are puzzles and codes for you to solve too.I have had the book printed in large format 7 by 10 inches size, and the text is bigger than that usually found in novels (but not too big) which means that both the young and the old can read it without needing a magnifying glass, something which I find extremely frustrating, that publishers could easily rectify if they could only be bothered.I hope you will buy one of these unique first editions for your loved ones, and if you enjoy it, please leave a review on Amazon and publicise in any other way you think fit. I shall be most grateful, for this is my first Murder Mystery, the first in a series set in North Devon and Somerset including Lynmouth - the Mystery of the Arm in the Lobster Pot, Lynton - the Mystery of the Body Bound for Barnstaple, and Ilfracombe - the Mystery of the Tunnels Beaches Bathing Beauty.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Luvbutton Press
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0955763533
• ISBN 13: 9780955763533
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Larder Dawn
• Nombre de pages: 266
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg