The holiday is going well!

Yes, amazingly, Nick lives in Louth, where he is well-known in chess, film and drinking circles.
I have been instructed to read some thrillers and chill out; that I am in danger of becoming a BORE. The assault will only intensify when more children arrive. I have retreated to the shade.
Little do they realise that thrillers provide good ideas for dealing with difficult people. Now, where is the nearest marsh?