Beautiful Remains
Beautiful Remains: A totally captivating mystery that will hook you from the start (A Dr Harrison Lane mystery, Book 2)
Crime thriller
A herd of wild horses stand guard over a body on the Cambridgeshire Fens... A mysterious secret association within the world of horse racing... Only one man can untangle the truth.
Psychologist, Dr Harrison Lane, Head of the Ritualistic Behavioural Crime unit is called to the Cambridgeshire Fens where a promising young horse racing jockey’s body has been found in mysterious circumstances. Is black magic behind the murder? Harrison starts to investigate, but there’s someone else on his mind…
Back in London, Forensic investigator Tanya Jones is being stalked, but she has no idea who or why they’re watching her. Harrison is worried for her safety because he knows exactly what kind of man is lurking in the shadows…
Quick facts
- Series: Dr Harrison Lane mystery, Book 2
- Genre: British crime thriller/Police procedural
- Publisher: Storm Publishing
- Main character: Dr Harrison Lane, head of the Ritualistic Behavioural Crime Unit
- Setting: Norfolk and London.
- Themes/tropes: Ritualistic/occult-linked clues; The Horsemen and Toadmen, folklore, superstitions, horse racing, profiler/psychologist lead; hidden past, secrets, stalker.
- Trigger warnings: Murder
- Formats: eBook, Paperback and Audiobook
- paperback ISBN-13: 978-1805080183
- ebook ISBN-13: 978-1805080176
Perfect for fans of:
- Readers who enjoy LJ Ross, Angela Marsons, Rachel McLean, Rachel Abbott, JM Dalgliesh, Rachel Lynch.
- The Harrison Lane series is particularly popular among readers who enjoy books that deal with the real-life psychological fears of people, and based on actual customs, superstitions and folklore that have made people scared throughout the ages. Harrison specialises in the crimes which masquerade as religious, pseudo-religious, magical and satanic, but which are invariably able to be explained away by fact and human fears. All the books are heavily researched in folklore and psychology.
Reading order:
- Broken Angels (Book 1)
- Beautiful Remains (Book 2)
- Deadly Secrets (Book 3)
- Innocent Dead (Book 4)
- Perfect Beauties (Book 5)
- Captive Heart (Book 6)
- Winter Graves (Book 7)
- Dark Whispers (Book 8)
- Burning Lies (Book 9)
- SIlent Souls (Book 10)
Formats and where to buy:
- eBook and paperback
- Amazon and request it at you local book store or library?
Beautiful Remains FAQs:
Is it based on true events?
The story is completely fictional, but the Horsemen and Toad Men are based on real life secret societies from rural England in the 19th century. They were part of the folklore of the time because in those days the only way to farm the fields was with ploughs pulled by horses and so the men who looked after them were very important. Horse societies started in Scotland and were popular around East Anglia in counties like Norfolk and Suffolk, as well as Lincolnshire, which were all heavily rural agricultural areas.
What other folklore is in Beautiful Remains?
The book also touches on witch’s bottles and the practice of burying mummified cats and other symbolic items in the walls and chimneys of houses to ward off witches and evil. This was common practice in England between the 16th and 19th centuries, with the 17th century, at the height of the fears about witches, being particularly popular. People still find these objects in old houses when doing renovations.
What kind of pace is it?
All the Harrison Lane novels are fast paced with short chapters and gripping storylines
“I'm loving this series and this second instalment confirmed my opinions: a well plotted and gripping series featuring an intriguing main character and solid plots.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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