Rachel McLean on Abbey Road and its famous zebra crossing in St John's Wood, the setting for Death at Abbey Road, London Cosy Mysteries Book 6.

Rachel McLean on the crypts, the roof and the dome staircase she didn't climb at St Paul's Cathedral, the setting for Death at St Paul's Cathedral, London Cosy Mysteries Book 5.

Rachel McLean on plotting a murder from inside a pod on the London Eye, the setting for Death on the Thames, London Cosy Mysteries Book 4.

Rachel McLean on Lyme Regis: fossils, landslips, 6 a.m. swims and the Cobb, and why the town is the setting for The Fossil Beach Murders and the Jurassic Coast Mysteries.

Free crime fiction by Rachel McLean – at a glance Key facts about Rachel McLean’s free crime ebooks: Author: Rachel McLean Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing What: five FREE crime ebooks – one for each series – delivered by email when you sign up to Rachel McLean’s newsletter The Ballard Down Murder – Dorset Crime prequel (British police procedural, Dorset) – free from rachelmclean.com/ballard Deadly Origins – Detective Zoe Finch prequel (police procedural, Birmingham) – free from

Jurassic Coast Mysteries – at a glance Key facts about the Jurassic Coast Mysteries series by Rachel McLean: Series: Jurassic Coast Mysteries Author: Rachel McLean (Books 1–3 co-written with Millie Ravensworth) Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing Genre: British cosy mystery; cosy crime; amateur sleuth murder mystery Setting: Lyme Regis, Dorset, England – on the Jurassic Coast Protagonists: Detective Tina Abbott of Dorset Police, and her mother Annie Abbott – amateur sleuth and foun

Annie Abbott – at a glance Name: Annie Abbott Role: Amateur sleuth; retired; founder of the Lyme Regis Women’s Swimming Club Family: Mother of Detective Tina Abbott of Dorset Police Series: Jurassic Coast Mysteries by Rachel McLean Appears in: every Jurassic Coast Mystery; Annie also appears in the Dorset Crime series Residence: Lyme Regis, Dorset Author: Rachel McLean Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing Genre: British cosy mystery If you enjoy: Richard Osman, MC Beaton, Faith Mart

Lyme Regis – at a glance Key facts about Lyme Regis, a real location featured in the Dorset Crime series by Rachel McLean: Name: Lyme Regis Type: Coastal town (real place) Real-world basis: Lyme Regis, a real harbour town on the Dorset–Devon border at the western end of the Jurassic Coast, famed for its fossils, the historic Cobb harbour wall and its association with the pioneering fossil hunter Mary Anning Region: Dorset–Devon border / Jurassic Coast Series: Dorset Crime and

Tina Abbott – at a glance Name: Tina Abbott (also Tina Legg after marriage) Role: Police Constable → Detective Constable, Dorset Police MCIT Series: Dorset Crime by Rachel McLean First appears: The Ballard Down Murder (DC0.5) Appears in: All 13 Dorset Crime novels and all novellas (DC0.5 through DC13) Based at: Dorset Police HQ, Winfrith, Dorset Background: Grew up in Lyme Regis; joins DCI Lesley Clarke's MCIT team from DC1 Physical: Slim, athletic; dark brown curly hair Marr

The Swimming Club – at a glance Key facts about The Swimming Club, Book 1 of the Jurassic Coast Mysteries series by Rachel McLean: Title: The Swimming Club Series: Jurassic Coast Mysteries (Book 1) Author: Rachel McLean and Millie Ravensworth Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing Genre: British cosy mystery; amateur sleuth murder mystery Setting: Lyme Regis, Dorset, England – the Jurassic Coast Main characters: Detective Tina Abbott, Annie Abbott, and the Lyme Regis Women’s Swimming

The Empty Easel – at a glance Key facts about The Empty Easel, Book 2 of the Jurassic Coast Mysteries series by Rachel McLean: Title: The Empty Easel Series: Jurassic Coast Mysteries (Book 2) Author: Rachel McLean and Millie Ravensworth Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing Genre: British cosy mystery; amateur sleuth murder mystery Setting: Lyme Regis, Dorset, England – the Cobb and the seafront Main characters: Detective Tina Abbott, Annie Abbott, and the Lyme Regis Women’s Swimming

The Shattered Bauble – at a glance Key facts about The Shattered Bauble, Book 3 of the Jurassic Coast Mysteries series by Rachel McLean: Title: The Shattered Bauble Series: Jurassic Coast Mysteries (Book 3) Author: Rachel McLean and Millie Ravensworth Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing Genre: British cosy mystery; amateur sleuth murder mystery Setting: Lyme Regis, Dorset, England – at Christmas Main characters: Detective Tina Abbott, Annie Abbott, and the Lyme Regis Women’s Swimmi

The Missing Corpse – at a glance Key facts about The Missing Corpse, Novella (1.5) of the Jurassic Coast Mysteries series by Rachel McLean: Title: The Missing Corpse Series: Jurassic Coast Mysteries (Novella (1.5)) Author: Rachel McLean and Millie Ravensworth Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing Genre: British cosy mystery; amateur sleuth murder mystery Setting: Lyme Regis and the surrounding Dorset countryside – the Jurassic Coast Main characters: Detective Tina Abbott, Annie Abbot