A BOOK signing helped to mark the start of a mystery for many in the Maldon district.

Ann Wilks, a former minister of the Maldon Elim Church - and current minister in Leigh-on-Sea - has been visiting One Place, High Street, Burnham, to sign copies of her book ‘Mystery at the Manor’.

It features Pip and Beth who are taken on a dangerous quest around the grounds of Creeksea Place and then further out into the district after finding a diary.

Mystery at the Manor is the first in a series of children’s novels planned featuring the characters.

The book was published by AuthorHouse and is available online and from other book retailers.