title: Plotted in Cornwall (Cornish Mysteries)
author:  Janie Bolitho 
description: Janie Bolitho was born in Falmouth, Cornwall. She enjoyed a variety of careers  psychiatric nurse, debt collector, working for a tour operator, a bookmakers clerk  before becoming a full time writer. She passed away in 2002.
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  FOR MY BROTHER DAVID,  
  WITH MUCH LOVE
  
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  CHAPTER 1
  
  
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  The Highlands of Scotland  
  Summer 1209
  
  ![](Picture2.jpg)Her back ached from leaning against the frigid wall, forcing
  her to rise with slow dignity.
  
  Squinting against the thin veil of light spitting from a torch, she made out
  the beefy figure of her jailer, Sim. Two others loomed behind him, their faces
  nearly obscured by the darkness. She studied them a moment, then eased her
  grip on the small, sharply edged stone she held in her hand.
  
  Robert was not with them.
  
  �They�re ready for ye,� announced Sim. �An� a fine evenin� for it, too,� he
  added, the black cave of his rotting mouth twisting with malevolent pleasure.
  �The wind is just right.�
  
  Battling the desire to smash her fist into his face, Gwendolyn stepped
  forward.
  
  �Give me yer hands,� he ordered, brandishing a rough length of rope.
  
  Her fingers clenched into fists, hiding he