Stephen Booth
Author
Series
Ben Cooper and Diane Fry mysteries volume 15
Language
English
Description
For fans of Broadchurch, Louise Penny, and Peter Robinson comes a spellbinding new novel from internationally bestselling author Stephen Booth
Welcome to the picturesque English village of Shawhead, where there's one road in and one road out. And on that road this morning is an abandoned vehicle...with an ominous bloodstain inside.
It's a mystery. It could be a murder. Where-and who-is the driver? Whose blood has been discovered? Why are the people...
Author
Series
Ben Cooper and Diane Fry mysteries volume 9
Language
English
Description
On a rain-swept hillside, hounds from the local foxhunt discover the body of a well-dressed man. At that exact moment, an anonymous caller reports the same body . . . lying half a mile away. It's only the first in a series of baffling clues as Ben Cooper and Diane Fry-partners and rivals on the detective force -plunge into a case involving horses, spectacular wealth, and a mysterious "plague village" where a centuries-old outbreak of Black Death has...
3) Already Dead
Author
Series
Ben Cooper and Diane Fry mysteries volume 13
Language
English
Description
Some sins won't wash away . . . A summer of endless rain in the Peak District leaves the officers of Derbyshire's criminal investigation department with a problem. They have discovered a man's body lying in shallow water, but torrential downpours have swollen the rivers and flooded the roads, making travel difficult and forensic examination impossible. And that's not all. The absence of Detective Cooper, on extended leave after an arson attack, has...
Author
Series
Ben Cooper and Diane Fry mysteries volume 11
Language
English
Description
When nobody's home, the Savages roam ...
The newspapers call them the Savages: a band of home invaders as merciless as they are stealthy. Usually they don't leave a clue-but this time, they've left a body. The first victim is found sprawled on her kitchen floor, blood soaking the terracotta tiles. Before long, another corpse is discovered, dead of fright. As the toll rises, it's up to DC Ben Cooper and DS Diane Fry to track down the killers. But...
5) Dying to Sin
Author
Series
Ben Cooper and Diane Fry mysteries volume 8
Language
English
Description
You never know what you might uncover …
This chilling procedural is perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter James.
While digging the foundation for the conversion of an old farmyard into upscale stables, builders unearth a human hand preserved in clay. Suddenly suspicious, the police explore further and find not one body, but two.
To crack a case that's even colder than the ground, detectives Cooper and Fry must look into the past of the eerily...
Author
Series
Ben Cooper and Diane Fry mysteries volume 14
Language
English
Description
When it comes to murder, nothing is sacred . . .
For centuries, mourners in Derbyshire have used the Corpse Bridge to cross the River Dove and reach their village burial grounds.
When a developer plans to deconsecrate the land by turning it into a parking lot for his resort cottages, bodies begin to litter the road to the Corpse Bridge.
Are these warnings to stay away from the sacred plots-or something much, much worse: a terrifying serial killer...
Author
Series
Ben Cooper and Diane Fry mysteries volume 18
Language
English
Description
The dramatic, gripping new Cooper & Fry crime thriller from bestseller Stephen Booth sees the stunning Peak District backdrop prove fatal for one walking party
They knew the danger, but they went anyway...
"Almost before she'd stopped breathing, a swirl of mist snaked across her legs and settled in her hair, clutching her in its chilly embrace, hiding her body from view. It would be hours before she was found."
The mountain of Kinder Scout...
8) Lost River
Author
Series
Ben Cooper and Diane Fry mysteries volume 10
Language
English
Description
This atmospheric thriller is perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson.
A holiday weekend is ruined by a drowning in a picturesque village. The incident not only traumatizes Detective Cooper, a helpless witness to the tragedy, but leads him to become involved in the tangled lives of the victim's family.
As he gets to know them, Cooper begins to suspect that one of them is harboring a secret that the whole family is desperate to cover...
Author
Series
Ben Cooper and Diane Fry mysteries volume 12
Language
English
Description
As wildfires ravage the Peak District's idyllic national park, hundreds of firefighters and park rangers fight to keep the blaze from reaching a historic inn, a landmark that has been boarded up for years. For weeks now, acts of arson have destroyed miles of land, and once the flames die down, a grim surprise awaits detectives Ben Cooper and Diane Fry-a body, dead for years.
Taut and twisting, Dead and Buried is perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and...
10) Secrets of Death
Author
Series
Ben Cooper and Diane Fry mysteries volume 16
Language
English
Description
For fans of Broadchurch, Louise Penny, and Peter Robinson comes a spellbinding new novel from internationally bestselling author Stephen Booth
Residents of the Peak District are used to tourists descending on its soaring hills and brooding valleys. However, this summer brings a different kind of visitor to the idyllic landscape, leaving behind bodies and secrets.
A series of suicides throughout the Peaks throws Detective Inspector Ben Cooper and...
11) Dead in the Dark
Author
Series
Ben Cooper and Diane Fry mysteries volume 17
Language
English
Description
How do you prove a murder without a body?
Ten years ago, Reece Bower was accused of killing his wife, a crime he always denied. Extensive police searches near his home in Bakewell found no trace of Annette Bower's remains, and the case against him collapsed.
But now memories of the original investigation have been resurrected for Detective Inspector Ben Cooper - because Reece Bower himself has disappeared, and his new wife wants answers.
Cooper...