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Dying to Sin (Paperback)

by Stephen Booth (Author)
3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 560 pages
  • Publisher: Harper (6 May 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007243448
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007243440
  • Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11.2 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,922 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Praise for Dying to Sin: 'Clever, intricate plot! Cooper is an ascendant Lewis to Fry's lonely, bitter Morse in this! gripping procedural' Financial Times Praise for Scared to Live: 'It's easy to see why Stephen Booth's novels are so popular. The Peak District's awesome scenery is an ideal background for a murder or two; he has developed his two principal characters into rounded personalities and he always gives them an intriguing mystery to investigate' Sunday Telegraph 'A modern master of rural noir' Guardian 'Booth's aim is to portray the darkness that lies below the surface! in this he succeeds wonderfully well' Daily Mail 'Ingenious plotting and richly atmospheric' Reginald Hill Praise for Stephen Booth: 'Stephen Booth creates a fine sense of place and atmosphere ! the unguessable solution to the crime comes as a real surprise' Sunday Telegraph 'The complex relationship between [Cooper and Fry] is excellently drawn, and is combined with an intriguing plot and a real sense of place: Stephen Booth is an author to keep an eye on' Evening Standard 'Stephen Booth makes high summer in Derbyshire as dark and terrifying as midwinter' Val McDermid 'Sinks its teeth into you and doesn't let go ! A dark star may be born!' Reginald Hill 'A leading light of British crime writing' Guardian 'Best traditional crime novel of the year' Independent

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Detectives Fry and Cooper return in another supremely atmospheric Peak District thriller, perfect for fans of Peter Robinson and Reginald Hill Building work at an isolated farm has unearthed more than just the usual remains! two human are discovered, seemingly buried years apart. With little forensic evidence to go on, Detectives Diane Fry and Ben Cooper have to look back into the farm's history, where they uncover decades of abuse of migrant workers. Is the truth to be found somewhere in this piteous history? Or does the answer lie elsewhere, hidden in the ground, and still waiting to be discovered?

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5.0 out of 5 stars Downbeat, but great, 13 Aug 2008
By P. J. A. Jennings "pja_jennings" (Oxfordshire) - See all my reviews
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A tourist advert for the Peak District of Derbyshire this aint! It's cold, it's wet, it's bleak mid winter and the natives are unfriendly and uncooperative. Detectives Fry and Cooper have two unidentified skeletons on their hands at a deserted farm in the middle of nowhere. Slowly they piece together a tale of crime and violence coupled with superstition and "The Old Religion". Meanwhile the body count starts to rise. To add to their misery, they've a new boss who is out to stamp her authority on the local force.

One gets the impression that maybe this is a bit more like how real police work goes, albeit condensed into a relatively few days. But don't get me wrong, despite the downbeat tone of the book, I thoroughly enjoyed it and am looking forward to picking up more of Stephen Booth's novels in this series.
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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars A Slow and Flat Read, 25 Nov 2007
By S. Lloyd (Norfolk, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dying to Sin (Hardcover)
Dying to Sin is contemporary with the theme of people working in the UK from EU countries and the references made to Bernard Matthews in East Anglia and the recent serial murder case in Ipswich. This gives a strong contrast to the featured old deeper rooted beliefs and superstitions of the past.
The landscape is also well drawn and sets a strong atmosphere.

However, apart from Fry and Cooper and their continuing tenuous relationship, the other characters are so thin it is difficult to connect with them.

The plot drags along, lacking in any suspense, humour or pace. It felt a bit of an effort to finish the book and the question mark over whether the Fry/Cooper relationship will continue may be a timely one.
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24 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Eighth Book in the Series, 9 Sep 2007
By J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dying to Sin (Hardcover)

A newspaper and magazine journalist for over 25 years, Stephen Booth was born in the English Pennine town of Burnley. He was brought up on the coast at Blackpool, where he began his career in journalism by editing his school magazine and wrote his first 'novel' at the age of 13.

Stephen gave up journalism in 2001 to write crime novels full time. He and his wife Lesley live in a former Georgian dower house near Retford, Nottinghamshire, in Robin Hood country.

Another tense and terrifying new thriller from the author, who seems to be able to consistently come up with good story lines for his main characters, detectives Ben Cooper and Diane Fry. The story revolves around a farm that for decades has been a source of employment for poor workers passing through the Rakedale area. But now it seems that some may have had a far worse fate than just the poverty them came from. Building work at the farm unearths a grisly discovery, a human hand, preserved in clay.

When police dig up the farmyard, they find not one but two bodies. There is at least several years between the two burials. What has been going on at the farm and are there potentially more bodies to discover . . .
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book from Stephen
Another great book from Stephen, his books just get better and better. I think he is fantastic at describing things throughout the book. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Andy Capp

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, though not his best
This is the 8th book in Booth's series featuring DS Fry and DC Cooper of the Edendale police in Derbyshire. Read more
Published 6 months ago by M. V. Clarke

4.0 out of 5 stars Much better than expected
I enjoyed "Dying to Sin" quite as much as the other books.
Having read the earlier adverse criticisms, I was put off buying Booth's latest novel. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Lawrie Hodges

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Settings
Another book by Stephen Booth that transports the reader into the landscape of the Peak District in England. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Katja Beck

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Unfortunately this book was a disappointment. The story fails to build any suspense or interest, and the dialogue is made highly tedious by the author's research being delivered... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Edd Dumbill

1.0 out of 5 stars Bland and Boring
Like previous reviewers,I have read all of the books in this series. I thoroughly enjoyed the earlier ones, particularly as the Peak District is my favourite location in England... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Anon

3.0 out of 5 stars better than blind to the bones, but lacks tension
This is the second work I've read by this author. The first, Blind to the Bones, was, at 600 pages, twice as long as it should have been, and there were too many threads which... Read more
Published 20 months ago by David W. Straight

5.0 out of 5 stars An Exciting Murder Mystery

A newspaper and magazine journalist for over 25 years, Stephen Booth was born in the English Pennine town of Burnley. Read more
Published 20 months ago by J. Chippindale

2.0 out of 5 stars disappointing and boring
I have read all of the books in this series, featuring DS Fry and DC Cooper, set in the peak district. Read more
Published 21 months ago by D. Cameron

5.0 out of 5 stars Eighth Book in a First Rate Series

A newspaper and magazine journalist for over 25 years, Stephen Booth was born in the English Pennine town of Burnley. Read more
Published 21 months ago by J. Chippindale

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