Intents Purposes Author:Simon Temprell There are quiet corners of England where people go to hide... Castleton is a picturesque village nestled between the limestone crags of the Derbyshire Peak District; a tourist spot riddled with underground caverns and guarded by the watchful ruins of Peveril Castle. When Robert Clegg is killed in a freak car accident his shy, reclusive co... more »usin, Tallulah, is commandeered to help sort through his belongings and prepare the house for sale. But Tallulah faces this challenge reluctantly; wrenched from her quiet life living alone in anonymity and disheartened by the prospect of venturing into unknown territory. Robert's life in Castleton is shrouded with mystery and from the first moment Tallulah steps over the threshold of his dilapidated old house she senses that there was more to her cousin than met the eye. Meanwhile Veronica Rustin is a woman on the run from a destructive marriage. She can't afford to leave anything to chance: She has bleached her hair, changed her name and travelled over six thousand miles in five days to escape the crime she has committed. And now she has arrived in Castleton to seek refuge in a small rental cottage on the outskirts of the village. But her plans are disrupted quite abruptly when she discovers that her husband Gideon is much more cunning and malicious than she ever imagined. With a wry turn-of-phrase Simon Temprell turns his satirical eye to rural life where folklore and superstition bear unforeseen consequences in the lives of these two very different women.« less