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Praise for 'The Dead Place': 'A dark Derbyshire mystery!not for the squeamish' Daily Mail 'A thoroughly enjoyable book from one of Britain's best crime writers' Sunday Telegraph Praise for Stephen Booth: 'A leading light of British crime writing' Guardian 'Endows the traditional crime story with a literary strength that lifts it above the general ruck... He gives a satisfying read rather than a quick fix' Independent 'Stephen Booth is an author to keep an eye on' Evening Standard 'In this atmospheric debut, Stephen Booth makes high summer in Derbyshire as dark and terrifying as midwinter' Val McDermid 'Black Dog sinks its teeth into you and doesn't let go ! A dark star may be born!' Reginald Hill 'Best traditional crime novel of the year' Independent, Books of the Year 'Endows the traditional crime story with a literary strength that lifts it above the general ruck... He gives a satisfying read rather than a quick fix' Independent '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 Standar
A thorough, and thoroughly ghoulish, primer on death rituals.While DS Diane Fry tries to puzzle out the identity of the anonymous caller cryptically suggesting that he'll murder unless she stops him, DC Ben Cooper has two tasks: discover who shot Graceless, Tom Jarvis's hound, and put a name to the pile of female bones found in the woods at Ravensdale. Facial reconstruction leads to the identification of Audrey Steele, but Ms. Steele was supposedly cremated 18 months ago, the funeral handled by the venerable firm of Hudson and Slack. If she wasn't in the casket, who was? The trail to the answer will wend past the Eden Valley Crematorium - and include much discussion of decomposition rates, body fluids and the comparative weight of male and female final ashes, with gruesome historical insights provided by a haughty thanatology professor - before settling down to outbuildings on Alder Hall, an unoccupied estate up for sale. Arson will impede the investigation, and more bodies will pile up before Fry and Cooper's original cases collide in a bang-up finish.Fry and Cooper (One Last Breath, 2006, etc.) are not the most companionable characters to spend time with, and their author's penchant for lecturing rather than storytelling is another turnoff. Fans of real-life body-snatchers Burke and Hare, however, may find some refreshing moments here. (Kirkus Reviews)
Maxim Jakubowski, Guardian
'A leading light of British crime writing'
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Praise for 'The Dead Place': 'A dark Derbyshire mystery!not for the squeamish' Daily Mail 'A thoroughly enjoyable book from one of Britain's best crime writers' Sunday Telegraph Praise for Stephen Booth: 'A leading light of British crime writing' Guardian 'Endows the traditional crime story with a literary strength that lifts it above the general ruck... He gives a satisfying read rather than a quick fix' Independent 'Stephen Booth is an author to keep an eye on' Evening Standard 'In this atmospheric debut, Stephen Booth makes high summer in Derbyshire as dark and terrifying as midwinter' Val McDermid 'Black Dog sinks its teeth into you and doesn't let go ! A dark star may be born!' Reginald Hill 'Best traditional crime novel of the year' Independent, Books of the Year 'Endows the traditional crime story with a literary strength that lifts it above the general ruck... He gives a satisfying read rather than a quick fix' Independent '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 Standar
A thorough, and thoroughly ghoulish, primer on death rituals.While DS Diane Fry tries to puzzle out the identity of the anonymous caller cryptically suggesting that he'll murder unless she stops him, DC Ben Cooper has two tasks: discover who shot Graceless, Tom Jarvis's hound, and put a name to the pile of female bones found in the woods at Ravensdale. Facial reconstruction leads to the identification of Audrey Steele, but Ms. Steele was supposedly cremated 18 months ago, the funeral handled by the venerable firm of Hudson and Slack. If she wasn't in the casket, who was? The trail to the answer will wend past the Eden Valley Crematorium - and include much discussion of decomposition rates, body fluids and the comparative weight of male and female final ashes, with gruesome historical insights provided by a haughty thanatology professor - before settling down to outbuildings on Alder Hall, an unoccupied estate up for sale. Arson will impede the investigation, and more bodies will pile up before Fry and Cooper's original cases collide in a bang-up finish.Fry and Cooper (One Last Breath, 2006, etc.) are not the most companionable characters to spend time with, and their author's penchant for lecturing rather than storytelling is another turnoff. Fans of real-life body-snatchers Burke and Hare, however, may find some refreshing moments here. (Kirkus Reviews)
Maxim Jakubowski, Guardian
'A leading light of British crime writing'
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