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Om bidragsyterne
Stephen Booth is a journalist. ‘Blood on the Tongue’ was the third novel in his series set in the Peak District, and followed on from the success of the Gold Dagger-nominated ‘Dancing with the Virgins’, and his widely acclaimed debut ‘Black Dog’.
<p>Praise for Stephen Booth:</p>
<p>‘Stephen Booth creates a fine sense of place and atmosphere … the unguessable solution to the crime comes as a real surprise’ Sunday Telegraph</p>
<p>‘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</p>
<p>‘Stephen Booth makes high summer in Derbyshire as dark and terrifying as midwinter’ Val McDermid</p>
<p>'A leading light of British crime writing' Guardian</p>
<p>‘ 'Best traditional crime novel of the year'<br />Independent, Books of the Year</p>
Guilt, sacrifice and redemption in a freezing Peak District winter in this tense psychological thriller from the acclaimed author of Black Dog: ‘A dark star may be born!’ Reginald Hill
It wasn’t the easiest way to commit suicide. Marie Tennent seemed to have just curled up in the freezing snow on Irontongue Hill and stayed there until her body was frosted over like a supermarket chicken. And hers isn’t the only death the police have to contend with either – not after the discovery of a baby in the wreckage of an old Airforce bomber, and the body of a man dumped by a roadside.
As if three bodies on her hands isn’t enough, snow and ice have left half of ‘E’ Division out of action and Diane Fry is forced to partner DC Gavin Murfin. She and Ben Cooper were never a match made in heaven, but next to Murfin, working with Ben starts to look like a dream.
He’s on a trail of his own, though – and one as cold as the Peak District January. In an equally bitter winter in 1945 an RAF bomber crashed on Irontongue Hill killing everyone except the pilot, who walked away and disappeared. Now his grand-daughter, Alison Morrissey, is in Derbyshire desperate to clear his name, and Ben can’t help taking an interest.
But is a fifty-year-old mystery really the best use of police time? Or does a vicious attack in the dark Edendale backstreets prove that the trail’s not quite as cold as he’d thought? Could the past be the only clue to present violence as an icy winter looks set to get even chillier?
Praise for the Cooper and Fry series‘Stephen Booth’s Black Dog sinks its teeth into you and doesn’t let you go. A dark star may be born!’ Reginald Hill
‘In this atmospheric debut, Stephen Booth makes high summer in Derbyshire as dark and terrifying as midwinter’ Val McDermid
The inspiration for Channel 5’s hit show COOPER AND FRY: a gripping police procedural crime thriller novel
The inspiration for Channel 5’s hit show COOPER AND FRY: a gripping police procedural crime thriller novel
• The only crime series to bring dramatically to life the haunting landscape of the Peak District.
• Steve's sales have grown year on year and he now has a large and extremely loyal fan base across the world.
• Striking new modern cover approach to establish the Booth brand and raise his profile.
Competition: The; Karen Pirie; What the Night Brings; Last Word;Standing in the Shadows;Dark Wives; Death at the White Hart. Val McDermid; Ian Rankin; Chris Chibnall; Ann Cleeves; Mo Hayder; Mark Billingham; Elly Griffiths; Peter Robinson
Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
Stephen Booth is a journalist. ‘Blood on the Tongue’ was the third novel in his series set in the Peak District, and followed on from the success of the Gold Dagger-nominated ‘Dancing with the Virgins’, and his widely acclaimed debut ‘Black Dog’.