insideKENT Magazine Issue 65 - August 2017 | Page 157

NEWS
TURNER CONTEMPORARY NOW OPEN FOR SUPPER
Enjoy stunning views over the harbour arm and the famous Turner sunset,
whilst having supper in the beautiful surroundings of Turner Contemporary.
Serving a delicious 2 course or 3 course seasonal menu, using suppliers
from across Kent.
Open Friday and Saturday night, 6.30pm – 9pm. To make a reservation
please call 01843 220253 or you can book through Book a Table.
LATEST THRILLER BY
AWARD NOMINATED KENT AUTHOR
CONCLUDES TRILOGY
The final volume in
Kent author
Mark Oldfield’s
acclaimed
Vengeance of
Memory trilogy will
be published on
August 10th.
The Dead concludes
the thrilling journey
into the dark heart of
Spain, which has
gripped readers from
across the globe.
Oldfield’s first book,
The Sentinel,
received rave reviews
from the national
press and was
shortlisted by the
Crime Writer’s
Association (CWA)
for its prestigious
Steel Dagger Award
for Best Thriller of the
Year 2013.
As with the first two volumes, The Dead alternates between
two time periods. In the present day, forensic scientist Ana
María Galíndez of the Guardia Civil continues her investigation
into the crimes secret policeman Leopoldo Guzmán
committed in the years following the Spanish Civil War. While
in 1982 Comandante Guzmán has decided it is time to
disappear. Franco is in his grave and there's no place in the
new order for the one-time head of the dead dictator's secret
police. As he looks for a way out, he finds his many enemies
in Madrid have other plans for him.
“As I began work on The Dead I did so with a sense of
imminent loss,” says Oldfield. “Whatever the ending, I was
saying goodbye to Guzmán and Ana María – two people who,
for almost a decade, have occupied an important place in my
life. Hopefully my readers will find The Dead a satisfying
conclusion to this epic tale about the vengeance of memory.”
The Dead is published by Head of Zeus and is available from
Amazon and leading booksellers.
Directors James Buck (L) and Mark Crichton (R) opening the Capel Down Brut
to start the celebrations
NEPTUNE CANTERBURY CELEBRATES FIRST
BIRTHDAY IN STYLE
Teaming up with local friends Chapel Down Winery, Solley’s Ice Cream and
The Beardy Baker, Neptune Canterbury hosted a stylish shindig to celebrate
their first birthday at their Wincheap showroom. Customers and visitors
enjoyed a delicious spread, goody bags and prize draws – congratulations
to Mrs Lindsay Adams who was over the moon with her prize of three glass
Belmont storage jars.
Guests relaxed in the walled garden and enjoyed the celebrations. Neptune
Canterbury director, Mark Crichton, said: “Ever since we opened the doors
in July 2016, we have endeavoured to deliver a truly personal, passionate
service, and in a welcoming streams of customers back this weekend – all
beaming with congratulations and on first-name terms with our team –
shows we are achieving this. And that’s the best birthday present we could
ever have hoped for.”
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