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Former San Diego detective Rick Chase Chasen has found a welcome change of pace on walking tours in the British countryside. But Englands green and pleasant land can hide all kinds of surprisesincluding murder . . . Chase has two compelling reasons for returning to Englanda group walk along the famed Coast to Coast trail in the picturesque Lake District, and a chance to further his relationship with Mike, the handsome Devonshire coroner he met on his last trip. The walkers, including Chases dear friend and fellow Anglophile Billie Mondreau, assemble at a Cumbrian hotel and begin their adventure with the traditional baptism of the boots in St. Bees Bay. But theyve barely begun traveling eastward with their genial guide than the group dynamic turns unexpectedly rocky. The problem is the Uptonsa wealthy family who have arrived from Texas, and whose squabbling antics continually overshadow the bucolic surroundings. Brock Upton, tall and commanding, is traveling with his pint-sized wife and his three siblings, along with a family friend. Every member of the party cites a different reason for joining the tour, and Chases instincts tell him theyre all lying. Brocks heart condition hinders their progress through the Lake Districts hills and dales. But that proves the least of their problems when one of the Uptons is fatally poisoned. Years of secrets and grudges emerge, along with a decades-old family mystery. And only Chases investigative expertise can find the answersand uncover a killer in their midst before tragedy befalls the tour again . . .
Former San Diego detective Rick Chase Chasen has found a welcome change of pace on walking tours in the British countryside. But Englands green and pleasant land can hide all kinds of surprisesincluding murder . . .
Chase has two compelling reasons for returning to Englanda group walk along the famed Coast to Coast trail in the picturesque Lake District, and a chance to further his relationship with Mike, the handsome Devonshire coroner he met on his last trip. The walkers, including Chases dear friend and fellow Anglophile Billie Mondreau, assemble at a Cumbrian hotel and begin their adventure with the traditional baptism of the boots in St. Bees Bay. But theyve barely begun traveling eastward with their genial guide than the group dynamic turns unexpectedly rocky.
The problem is the Uptonsa wealthy family who have arrived from Texas, and whose squabbling antics continually overshadow the bucolic surroundings. Brock Upton, tall and commanding, is traveling with his pint-sized wife and his three siblings, along with a family friend. Every member of the party cites a different reason for joining the tour, and Chases instincts tell him theyre all lying.
Brocks heart condition hinders their progress through the Lake Districts hills and dales. But that proves the least of their problems when one of the Uptons is fatally poisoned. Years of secrets and grudges emerge, along with a decades-old family mystery. And only Chases investigative expertise can find the answersand uncover a killer in their midst before tragedy befalls the tour again . . .