Poison Panic book trailer from Helen Barrell on Vimeo. You can also watch this video at YouTube.

A reading from Poison Panic from Helen Barrell on Vimeo. You can also watch this video at YouTube.

Warning: contains spoilers!

In April 2015, while writing Poison Panic, I visited the villages of Clavering, Wix and Tendring where the events in the book took place. In each village, I filmed a mini documentary in a location related to the book to introduce you to these beautiful corners of Essex. There are some spoilers herein, though, so if you want to wait until you’ve read the book, cover your ears now!

There are five mini documentaries, and as publication day is at the end of the month, I’m going to start sharing these with you. So come with me to the far west of Essex, to the thatched cottages of Clavering, and a weather-boarded pub called the Fox and Hounds….

Poison Panic part 1: Sarah Chesham, Clavering, 1845-1847 from Helen Barrell on Vimeo.

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And now we’re off to St Mary’s church in Wix to meet Mary May.

Poison Panic part 2: Mary May, Wix, 1848 from Helen Barrell on Vimeo.

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Poison Panic part 3: Hannah Southgate, Tendring, 1848-1849 from Helen Barrell on Vimeo.

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Poison Panic part 4: Nathaniel Button, Ramsey, 1844-1848 from Helen Barrell on Vimeo.

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Poison Panic part 5: Sarah Chesham, Clavering, 1850-1851 from Helen Barrell on Vimeo.

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