Several years ago, I led a group on a literary walk around Queenscliff, visiting some of the places where my sea-change mysteries are set. These include the Royal Hotel, which did duty as both a morgue and an insane asylum during the 1800s, and Henry Handel Richardson’s house in Mercer Street, where the author lived as a child. Queenscliff is not unique in having a rich literary history, and it is being added to all the time. 

Now Hilary Stennett of the Queenscliff library has put together a walking map and hosted a very successful inaugural tour. As well as my novels, the walk includes, on the fiction side, The Broken Wave by Matthew Ryan Davies, Benito’s Gold by Bob Menzies and The Fortunes of Richard Mahony. There are non-fiction sites to visit as well, including Murder at the Fort. 

Maps are available in all the Geelong Regional libraries. The walk takes about an hour, and Hilary plans more guided tours in the future.

Thanks to Hilary, Gillian Elijah and the Geelong Regional Library Corporation for making it possible.