But when a local florist is found murdered in an echo of Temples' crimes, DI Wesley Peterson fears that a copy-cat killer is on the loose.

Golden Hill is one of the highest points within the Bristol City environs and is located across the Horfield, Bishopston and Henleaze districts. It is said that the name Golden Hill derives from the fact that it was a pre-Christian beacon hill. It has also been suggested it has an ancient pagan origin and the remains of a tumulus nearby could well support this theory.

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Old and new traction. 37099 “Merl Evans” rolls towards the departure road with another test duty as 67023 "Charlotte" with unseen 67023 “Stella” at the rear is next to leave the yard.

I particularly enjoyed the historical parts, explaining the origins of how that road got its name, and the gruesome deaths (and burials!) that happened at the farm over the centuries. And Kate's plots are always so clever I can never work out 'whodunnit'. I also enjoy catching up with the regular characters and getting a glimpse into how their lives are progressing. (Memo to Rachel: Don't do it!) Another field called Middle Allhays (number 65 on the 1843 Tithe Survey Map) was occupied by a Peregrine Rosling and was leased from Henry Eugene Shadwell who was the son of Dr John Shadwell, the Lord of the Manor. (This is the land we now know as Long’s Field). Peregrine Rosling had come to live in Horfield from Corby, Lincolnshire, and must have attended Horfield Parish Church as his name was on a petition to rebuild Horfield Parish Church in 1836. At that time there were several branches of the Rosling family shown as living on The Common, including his brother Reuben Rosling who ran Berry Lane Farm. Dead Man's Lane is yet another deeply satisfying mystery from the talented Kate Ellis. Her Wesley Peterson police procedural series always features dual timelines: one in the present and one in the past, both of which involve the same location. I always learn something new when I read a book in this series. This time as the sinister past of Strangefields Farm was revealed, I learned about deviant burials. In 2012, we took Mr. Burgett to the field, where he confirmed that the terrain matched what he remembered. Without hesitation, he pointed out where the tank had entered the field and the corner where it later left the field and moved onto the N-13. Exiting the field in the northwest corner is quite simple, since the banks level off to road level at that point. We dedicate this article to the brave men of the 70th Tank Battalion and the 101st Airborne Division, and thank them for their role in liberating Europe from Nazism.)

The battalion’s Company D, with its Stuart tanks, was not part of the initial assault; it was scheduled to land on Uncle Red in Wave 21 at H+260. After landing, it would proceed as soon as possible to its assembly area and be ready to support the 101st Airborne Division. An Ordnance Survey map surveyed in 1850-51 shows Deadman's Hole Lane (from bottom left corner) (Image: Ordnance Survey/National Library of Scotland)

Dead Man’s Corner (DMC) lies at the fork of the D-974 and D-913 roads, a few hundred yards south of the center of Saint-Côme-du-Mont. In 1944, the intersection was strategically important. The D-974 was the most direct route to Carentan and part of the N-13, the highway between Paris and Cherbourg, while the D-913 was significant since it was the southernmost road connecting Utah Beach (via Sainte-Marie-du-Mont) to the highway. The terrain itself was also important, as the intersection lies on the ridge overlooking the German-flooded fields north of Carentan.Although the number of casualties in the tank cannot be correct, the vehicle itself may well have been Lieutenant Anderson’s Tank 17. The casualty list gives the cause of death as “shrapnel from artillery.” In 2005, I first saw the New Measurement Train (NMT), which is based upon the High Speed Train, and thought that it would make an unusual model. Hurst Models etched sides were acquired and my yellow fetish was ignited. Over the next few years, I steadily built up a collection of test coaches – predominantly yellow. Some are kits, but the majority have been created by modifying ready-to-run coaches to represent such mystical vehicles as TRU, UTU, TIC, EMV, RSC, SGT and PLPR. Much of the enjoyment of building the fleet has been in the research of the vehicles and they've been the subject of previous magazine articles. We must always remember that this area was once on the main route for smugglers bringing, lace, brandy and tobacco into England from the 14 th through to the 19 th Century. Many local place names have associations with this illustrious part of our history. The dumb woman may have been a poor hapless woman who witnessed the contraband being hauled up the lane and had her tongue cut out so she couldn’t report the crimes she saw.

The murders are in the style of an artist who was found guilty of the murders of several young woman who were strangled and had their faces mutilated after death. Temple has always denied his guilt and spoke of a fellow artist who had a studio in his home, Strangefields. After the murders were discovered the other artist, Jonny Sykes, disappeared and was never found so the authorities believe that the murderer simply made him up. Most of the women's bodies were recovered except for Gemma Pollinger's whose body was never found.

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Another clergyman who had an influence on the land in Horfield was Rev Henry Richards. He was the Perpetual Curate of Horfield (1828-1863) whose parish covered Horfield and a large part of the area we now know as Bishopston. In fact it was Rev Richards who organised the Parish of Bishopston in 1862. Rev Richards was a wealthy man and had bought some of the copyhold farms in Horfield in the 1830s. Thus he was the owner of the land and leased it out to tenant farmers. The combat interviews also make mention of “a dead man inside it.” The evidence clearly points to the driver of Tank 12 being killed inside the tank. Research from author Mark Bando also supports this scenario. According to Private Emmert O. Parmley (F/502nd PIR), the driver was still in the tank when he examined it. The body could not be seen unless someone looked through an open hatch at an angle. As Wesley's friend, archaeologist Dr Neil Watson, uncovers the secrets of Strangefields' grisly past, it seems that an ancient tale of the dead returning to torment the living might not be as fantastical as it seems. And Wesley must work fast to discover who's behind the recent murders . . . before someone close to him is put in danger. Now Strangefields is being redeveloped as a holiday village. Yet when a skull is discovered it triggers an investigation even if it appears to be centuries old. On top of this a local woman is murdered in a fashion that is reminiscent of Temples. Interspersed with the police investigation are occasional entries from the journals of a 17th Century gentleman visiting Strangefields. The next two short stories are actually quite gay (in the old fashioned wording, keep up people!) and entertaining. I rather took to Whitman. Sadly, the story ends again rather tragically. I won't give away the ending. Yet one of the characters feels as I do.