<p>Praise for Dying to Sin:</p> <p>‘Clever, intricate plot… Cooper is an ascendant Lewis to Fry’s lonely, bitter Morse in this… gripping procedural’ Financial Times</p> <p>Praise for Scared to Live:</p> <p>'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</p> <p>'A modern master of rural noir' Guardian</p> <p>'Booth's aim is to portray the darkness that lies below the surface… in this he succeeds wonderfully well' Daily Mail</p> <p>'Ingenious plotting and richly atmospheric' Reginald Hill</p> <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>'Sinks its teeth into you and doesn't let go … A dark star may be born!' Reginald Hill</p> <p>'A leading light of British crime writing' Guardian</p> <p>'Best traditional crime novel of the year' Independent</p>