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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
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An atmospheric new thriller for fans of Peter Robinson and Reginald Hill.
On a rain-swept Derbyshire moor, hounds from the local foxhunt find the body of a well-dressed man whose head has been crushed. Yet an anonymous caller reports the same body lying half a mile away. Called in to investigate the discovery, detectives DS Diane Fry and DC Ben Cooper become entangled in the violent world of hunting and hunt saboteurs, horse theft and a little-known sector of the meat trade.
As Fry follows a complex trail of her own to unravel the shady business interests of the murder victim, Cooper realizes that the answer to the case might lie deep in the past. History is everywhere around him in the Peak District landscape - particularly in the ‘plague village’ of Eyam, where an outbreak of Black Death has been turned into a modern-day tourist attraction.
But, even as the final solution is revealed, both Fry and Cooper find themselves having to face up to the disturbing reality of the much more recent past.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have been a fan of Stephen Booth ever since I read his first novel and I have collected every book he has written since, the kill call is the best one yet and with each book he has improved every time. I would recomend his biiks to anyone who likes British crime novels.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
his must be about the eighth of Stephen Booth's Derbyshire police procedural thrillers, set in the sometimes bleak, often lovely Peak District. His two well-known protagonists are Detective-Sergeant Diane Fry and DC Ben Cooper based in the fictional town of Edendale.
This story contains several very different themes, fox-hunting and the saboteurs, illegal horse trading for meat and oddly, the former Royal Observer Corps.
A man is found near an old abandoned building on the moor, dead from head injuries and after a search for his identity, is found to be a shady character who is known to be involved in buying horses, most of whom end up in the abattoir. The plot is complex and the characters numerous, but as always, all is eventually explained. There are some disturbing facts about the horse-meat exporting trade, which seems to be burgeoning on the continent - as well as some graphic descriptions of horse-slaughtering.
I always look forward to a Booth novel, especially as he is such a good writer, particularly in evoking the feel of the countryside. I have to say that this is not one of his best, as it was very slow going for at least the first half and I found the endless antipathy between the miserable Fry and the solicitous Cooper becoming a bit of a drag, especially as the root cause of their eternal feud never really gets explained. However, it remained a good read, even though it seems somewhat unrealistic for a multiple suspicious death investigation to be largely handled by a mere sergeant, with only the occasional languid appearance of her DI. In a case like this, DCIs and Supers would be crawling out of the woodwork!
Bernard Knight ex Home Office Pathologist and author of the highly acclaimed Crowner John series
This story contains several very different themes, fox-hunting and the saboteurs, illegal horse trading for meat and oddly, the former Royal Observer Corps.
A man is found near an old abandoned building on the moor, dead from head injuries and after a search for his identity, is found to be a shady character who is known to be involved in buying horses, most of whom end up in the abattoir. The plot is complex and the characters numerous, but as always, all is eventually explained. There are some disturbing facts about the horse-meat exporting trade, which seems to be burgeoning on the continent - as well as some graphic descriptions of horse-slaughtering.
I always look forward to a Booth novel, especially as he is such a good writer, particularly in evoking the feel of the countryside. I have to say that this is not one of his best, as it was very slow going for at least the first half and I found the endless antipathy between the miserable Fry and the solicitous Cooper becoming a bit of a drag, especially as the root cause of their eternal feud never really gets explained. However, it remained a good read, even though it seems somewhat unrealistic for a multiple suspicious death investigation to be largely handled by a mere sergeant, with only the occasional languid appearance of her DI. In a case like this, DCIs and Supers would be crawling out of the woodwork!
Bernard Knight ex Home Office Pathologist and author of the highly acclaimed Crowner John series
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Another winner from Stephen Booth, as I've said before Stephen is excellent at describing things and as you read you feel as you are there. Ladybower Dam was described very well.
The relationship between Cooper and Fry has always in my view been a bit difficult, she is rather dominant where Cooper is very laid back. Having said that though if Diane Fry looks to be in difficulties she seems to ask Ben first off rather like a shoulder to cry on metaphorically.
Gavin Murfin I think is a jolly character, come day go day and he certainly likes his cakes, also good banter between the police teams.
Looking forward to reading LOST RIVER, its bound to be another winner.
Well done Stephen all the best.
The relationship between Cooper and Fry has always in my view been a bit difficult, she is rather dominant where Cooper is very laid back. Having said that though if Diane Fry looks to be in difficulties she seems to ask Ben first off rather like a shoulder to cry on metaphorically.
Gavin Murfin I think is a jolly character, come day go day and he certainly likes his cakes, also good banter between the police teams.
Looking forward to reading LOST RIVER, its bound to be another winner.
Well done Stephen all the best.
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I really enjoyed this book and recommend it to others. The plot is intriguing and I love the way that the story is interspersed with an underlying tale from the past which slowly... Read more
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I like crime thrillers where you also get background information about the life of the police officers and the local history. That's why I liked Booth's books. Read more
Published 15 months ago by McInnis
Rather desultory, despite some good moments.
This is one of my favourite series - I like the way Booth lets just a little `League of Gentlemen' oddness creep into his otherwise realistic police procedurals, but never allows... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Sarah A. Brown
Never reached a peak
It's a while since I dropped into a Fry & Cooper (hardly a comic turn duo) story and I don't seem to have missed too much. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Michael Watson
Getting blacker
Originally, we liked Stephen Booth's writing & his first books were excellent. Later products have become increasingly black and this one is no exception. Read more
Published 22 months ago by B. Walsham
Just Brilliant!!
I have read all of Stephen Booths' books and have been utterly riveted with each. The kill call is one of his best yet and it shows how he has become a master of plots and twists,... Read more
Published on 14 May 2010 by Mr. M. J. Leigh
THese characters have run their course
Loved the earlier Booth books but this series has now become a total bore. The two main characters Fry and Cooper have not developed at all and I found myself not caring about... Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2009 by Moonbeam
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