kent | A set of themed essays about Kent, a county in South East England, which include interactive maps and images. Kent has a rich history and provided inspiration for a number of writers and artists.

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It turns out Kent may be a more dangerous place than you realised (at least in the imaginations of writers).

Crime Fiction

An overview of some of the crime novels set in Kent.

No fewer than six of the Sherlock Holmes stories involve Kent railway stations.

Behind the fence, breaking the surface of the grey undulations like a bathers’ warning, a red rust-pitted disc: Police Advice – Danger, Keep Out.

Rachel Savernake specialises in solving bizarre mysteries.

Julian Symons was a poet and a prolific author of both history and crime fiction who was drawn to the imaginative possibilities of the Romney Marsh