HELL LANE: A BARTON STACEY MYSTERY!
When London detective Barton Stacey is called to the West Country to solve a strange mystery, is he really ready to face the dark secrets he is about to uncover, hidden in the deepest holloways of the English countryside?
Hell Lane: A Barton Stacey mystery will be a (fun?) tribute to The Hound of the Baskervilles, and to various detectives I've encountered in my reading life. I'd like to experiment a bit, set it in the 30s, 40s or 50s (I haven't decided yet), give it an almost "grotesque" Film Noir quality... or rather, Rural Noir... I definitely would like it to be a little bonkers, with a touch of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and PG Wodehouse thrown into the mix...
Of course, the title is inspired by the holloway of the same name located between North Chideock and the Symondsbury estate.
I will post more on this page soon, even maybe a few visuals! I already have a few ideas for the way I'd like the cover to look... Matt ArtPix will be happy to learn about some more work coming his way!
Let the fun begin...
Hell Lane: A Barton Stacey mystery will be a (fun?) tribute to The Hound of the Baskervilles, and to various detectives I've encountered in my reading life. I'd like to experiment a bit, set it in the 30s, 40s or 50s (I haven't decided yet), give it an almost "grotesque" Film Noir quality... or rather, Rural Noir... I definitely would like it to be a little bonkers, with a touch of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie and PG Wodehouse thrown into the mix...
Of course, the title is inspired by the holloway of the same name located between North Chideock and the Symondsbury estate.
I will post more on this page soon, even maybe a few visuals! I already have a few ideas for the way I'd like the cover to look... Matt ArtPix will be happy to learn about some more work coming his way!
Let the fun begin...
Hell Lane, Dorset
