Martin Hesp - Cornish Snapper

When veteran journalist Thomas Hamilton is sent to cover a seemingly routine story in the rugged heart of Cornwall, he finds himself out of his depth in a world of local secrets and ancient landscapes. Hamilton, a man more comfortable with a gaff-rigged boat than a modern investigation, quickly realises that the "Granite Mystery" is far more than a simple local curiosity.Aiding himand often leading the wayis Veryan Lammoran, a sharp-witted and fearless young press photographer. While Hamilton provides the seasoned observations of a "Dr. Watson," it is Lammorans "Sherlock Holmes" instinct for the visual and the hidden that begins to untangle a web of intrigue stretching across the estuary systems and moorlands of the West Country.Martin Hesp has spent over 50 years at the sharp end of British journalism, starting his career as a junior reporter at 17 and eventually becoming the Senior Feature Writer and Columnist for the Western Morning News and Western Daily Press.
A multi-award-winning journalistincluding titles for Feature Writer, Columnist, and Environmental Journalist of the YearMartins career has taken him from local flower shows to filing copy for The Guardian and the BBC World Service. This deep-rooted connection to the English West Country and his decades spent scrutinising the details of rural life provide the authentic backdrop for his fiction.
He is the author of the historical bestseller The Last Broomsquire, which has sold over 5,000 copies, and the children's novel The Deer Park.