1976. Summer is fast approaching and the British Isles is on the verge of a severe drought.
However, the hot, dry weather is welcome news for Cornwall's holiday trade, and Wild West enthusiast, Raymond Withers, who runs Trengillion's Inn along with his long-suffering wife, Gloria, anticipate a rewarding, lucrative season.
At the end of June, students arrive at the Penwynton Hotel for seasonal work. Shortly after, a stranger appears on the scene bearing the name Penwynton, causing much consternation amongst locals, for the Penwynton name died out with the death of Charles ten years earlier. Consequently, the one hundred year old mystery regarding Grenville Penwynton who vanished from the family home leaving idle tongues to surmise his fate, once again becomes the main topic of conversation.
Meanwhile, the students socialise with Trengillion's youngsters; Molly Smith makes elderflower champagne, and Ned, the village school's headmaster, reaches the grand age of fifty.
Grave Allegations is the fourth in a series of seven books located in Trengillion on Cornwall's beautiful Lizard Peninsula.
However, the hot, dry weather is welcome news for Cornwall's holiday trade, and Wild West enthusiast, Raymond Withers, who runs Trengillion's Inn along with his long-suffering wife, Gloria, anticipate a rewarding, lucrative season.
At the end of June, students arrive at the Penwynton Hotel for seasonal work. Shortly after, a stranger appears on the scene bearing the name Penwynton, causing much consternation amongst locals, for the Penwynton name died out with the death of Charles ten years earlier. Consequently, the one hundred year old mystery regarding Grenville Penwynton who vanished from the family home leaving idle tongues to surmise his fate, once again becomes the main topic of conversation.
Meanwhile, the students socialise with Trengillion's youngsters; Molly Smith makes elderflower champagne, and Ned, the village school's headmaster, reaches the grand age of fifty.
Grave Allegations is the fourth in a series of seven books located in Trengillion on Cornwall's beautiful Lizard Peninsula.
