Jamaica Inn (1939)

A young woman travels to coastal Cornwall, England in the early 19th Century to visit her aunt, but instead finds herself entangled in a dangerous web of deceit and crime. She soon learns that her aunt's husband, an innkeeper, is actually a ruthless member of a criminal gang that orchestrates shipwrecks and murders for financial gain. As she delves deeper into the dark underworld of the seaside town, she must navigate treacherous waters to protect herself and uncover the truth before it's too late.