If you are a fan of murder mysteries, this is the course for you!

 

The week's programme consists of General English lessons in a class at your level in the morning.  In the afternoons and evenings there is a programme of activities and excursions themed around the “Murder Mystery” genre of crime writing, in particular focussing on writers and books with a strong local connection.

 

Dame Agatha Christie, the world’s most well-known crime-writer, was born in nearby Torquay and lived for most of her life at beautiful Greenway House on the beautiful banks of the River Dart.

 

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes, came to Devon to solve his most famous mystery, “The Hound of the Baskervilles”.

 

We also look at a contemporary crime writer whose mysteries are set in Totnes and surrounding towns, Kate Ellis, and her detective Wesley Peterson.  We will visit Dartmouth, the locale of her first book “The Merchant’s House”.  A great one to read before you come (no obligation)!

 

In addition we will visit the theatre for a production of an Agatha Christie play. 

 

The programme will take place in the week of the Agatha Christie festival in neighbouring Torquay, with many additional events and talks that can be joined at extra cost.