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Summary: Home is where the bodies lie in this crime thriller packed with nerve-jangling suspense and moody atmosphere from the award-winning author of Claws . The newspapers call them the Savages: a band of home invaders as merciless as they are stealthy. Usually they don't leave a clue—but this time, they've left a body. The first victim is found sprawled on her kitchen floor, blood soaking the terracotta tiles. Before long, another corpse is discovered, dead of fright. As the toll rises, it's up to DC Ben Cooper and DS Diane Fry to track down the killers. But the enemy isn't who they think it is. Beneath the sinister shadow of a mountain ridge called the Devil's Edge, a twisted game is under way, a game more ruthless than the detectives can imagine. Praise for the Cooper & Fry Series "Suspenseful and supremely engaging. Booth does a wonderful job." — Los Angeles Times "Booth has firmly joined the elite of Britain's top mystery writers." — Florida Sun-Sentinel "Booth is a modern master of rural noir." — The Guardian "Crime fiction for the thinking man or woman, and damnably hard to put down." — January Magazine

Summary: A "complex, challenging, but equally rewarding" police procedural featuring rival detectives investigating linked murder and missing person cases ( Kirkus Reviews ) "And as it grew dark, Withens became almost entirely silent. Except for the screaming." A small village in the Peak District, Withens is troubled by theft and vandalism, mostly generated by a family of local delinquents, the Oxleys. Now the town is the focus of a murder investigation. A man's body has been found on the bleak moors nearby, and the victim is an Oxley. To crack the case, DC Ben Cooper must break open the degenerate clan. His boss, DS Diane Fry, is also in Withens. Grim new evidence has turned up in the case of a missing student, but her parents refuse to believe she could be dead. The darkness in Withens's heart is growing. And things are only going to get nastier . . . Praise for Stephen Booth: "One of Britain's best crime writers." — Sunday Telegraph "A modern master of rural noir." — The Guardian "Terrific. An atmospheric, psychological stunner." — The Bookseller "Clockwork suspense in a riveting setting." — Booklist "Suspenseful and supremely engaging." — Los Angeles Times

Summary: A "suspenseful and supremely engaging" police procedural featuring a detective team investigating ritualistic killings of women in the English countryside ( Los Angeles Times ). As winter closes in on the moors, so does death. The body of a young woman is found within a ring of ancient cairns, her arms and legs arranged to look as though she's dancing. Now another young woman has been found, savagely wounded and severely traumatized, but alive. Ben Cooper and Diane Fry must unlock the memories trapped inside her mind before more blood is shed amongst the stones. . . . Praise for Stephen Booth: "One of Britain's best crime writers." — Sunday Telegraph "A modern master of rural noir." — The Guardian "Terrific. An atmospheric, psychological stunner." — The Bookseller "Clockwork suspense in a riveting setting." — Booklist

Summary: Who killed Laura Vernon? The helicopters are halted. The dogs are called off. The search for beautiful, teenaged Laura Vernon is over. Her body is found, mutilated, in the forest. When he takes on the case, Ben Cooper is paired with a new partner: Diane Fry, a woman as tenacious as she is alluring. The two detectives are like fire and gasoline. But they must learn to work together to apprehend a killer who is hiding in plain sight. This relentless, atmospheric thriller is perfect for readers of New York Times bestselling authors Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson, and for viewers of the hit TV series The Killing

Summary: This atmospheric thriller is perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson. A holiday weekend is ruined by a drowning in a picturesque village. The incident not only traumatizes Detective Cooper, a helpless witness to the tragedy, but leads him to become involved in the tangled lives of the victim's family. As he gets to know them, Cooper begins to suspect that one of them is harboring a secret that the whole family is desperate to cover up. Meanwhile, Detective Fry embarks on a personal journey back to her roots. As she finds herself drawn into an investigation of her own, Fry realizes there is only one person she can rely on for the help she needs. But that man is Ben Cooper, and he's back in Derbyshire, where his suspicions lead him toward a shocking discovery on the banks of another Peak District river

Summary: Some sins won't wash away . . . A summer of endless rain in the Peak District leaves the officers of Derbyshire's criminal investigation department with a problem. They have discovered a man's body lying in shallow water, but torrential downpours have swollen the rivers and flooded the roads, making travel difficult and forensic examination impossible. And that's not all. The absence of Detective Cooper, on extended leave after an arson attack, has left a serious gap. Detective Fry is a reluctant temporary replacement, but now their makeshift team is about to be tested to the limit. The fatal events of one damp August night are likely to remain shrouded in mystery if they can't track down a car glimpsed only as a dark outline in the rain by a passerby. When the drops turn into a deluge, loyalties among the officers will be put under intolerable strain as they try to solve their toughest case yet. And that's before it emerges that Detective Cooper is not at home recuperating, but has vanished into thin air . .

Summary: An arsonist wreaks havoc in the English countryside as corpses pile up in this murder mystery featuring rival detectives. As wildfires ravage the Peak District's idyllic national park, hundreds of firefighters and park rangers fight to keep the blaze from reaching a historic inn, a landmark that has been boarded up for years. For weeks now, acts of arson have destroyed miles of land, and once the flames die down, a grim surprise awaits detectives Ben Cooper and Diane Fry—a body, dead for years Praise for Stephen Booth: "One of Britain's best crime writers." — Sunday Telegraph "A modern master of rural noir." — The Guardian "Terrific. An atmospheric, psychological stunner." — The Bookseller "Clockwork suspense in a riveting setting." — Booklist "Suspenseful and supremely engaging." — Los Angeles Times

Summary: "Clever, beautifully written and superbly plotted, this is an entertaining page-turner" featuring rival detectives on the trail of a missing husband ( Lancashire Evening Post ). How do you prove a murder without a body? Ten years ago, Reece Bower was accused of killing his wife, a crime he always denied. Extensive police searches near his home in Bakewell found no trace of Annette Bower's remains, and the case against him collapsed. But now memories of the original investigation have been resurrected for Detective Inspector Ben Cooper—because Reece Bower himself has disappeared, and his new wife wants answers. Cooper can't call on the Major Crime Unit and DS Diane Fry for help unless he can prove a murder took place—impossible without a body. As his search moves into the caves and abandoned mines in the isolated depths of Lathkilldale, the question is: who would want revenge for the death of Annette Bower? Praise for Stephen Booth: "One of Britain's best crime writers." — Sunday Telegraph "A modern master of rural noir." — The Guardian "Terrific. An atmospheric, psychological stunner." — The Bookseller "Clockwork suspense in a riveting setting." — Booklist "Suspenseful and supremely engaging." — Los Angeles Times

Summary: A twisted thrill ride from the award-winning author of Blind to the Bones , "a leading light of British crime writing" ( The Guardian ). Around the ancient cave system in Derbyshire are thronging tourists, a medieval castle, and the thriving town of Castleton. With its underground tunnels and caverns, it's the perfect place for a man to hide—or vanish. Detectives Ben Cooper and Diane Fry are looking for such a man, one who is on a murderous rampage. An escaped convict is on the loose, and, after thirteen years in prison, he may be seeking revenge on the son of the cop who put him away in the first place . . . Cooper's father. "As dark and winding as the labyrinth of caves below its Derbyshire setting . . . A master of psychological suspense, Booth hauntingly evokes the ambiguities of place and the enduring complexity of human relationships." — Publishers Weekly " One Last Breath underlines Stephen Booth's status as one of our best storytellers." — The Sunday Telegraph "Stephen Booth endows the crime novel with a literary strength that lifts it above the general ruck . . . He is a crime writer who gives a satisfying read rather than a quick fix." — The Independent "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 "Elizabeth George fans will queue up for this one . . . its continuing characters have uneasy relationships and secretive pasts." — Kirkus Reviews

Summary: On a rain-swept hillside, hounds from the local foxhunt discover the body of a well-dressed man. At that exact moment, an anonymous caller reports the same body . . . lying half a mile away. It's only the first in a series of baffling clues as Ben Cooper and Diane Fry—partners and rivals on the detective force —plunge into a case involving horses, spectacular wealth, and a mysterious "plague village" where a centuries-old outbreak of Black Death has been transformed into a modern tourist attraction. As the spring rain falls and the body count rises, Cooper and Fry's investigation twists back to the recent past. A killer lurks in the shadows there—a killer now hiding in plain sight . . . Atmospheric and ingenious, packed with suspense and secrets, The Kill Call is an unforgettable thriller from an unforgettable writer

Summary: In this East Midlands village, there’s only one way out . . . “Top notch crime writing with an irresistible sense of place.” ― Lancashire Evening Post The picturesque English village of Shawhead has one road in and one road out. And on that road this morning is an abandoned vehicle . . . with an ominous bloodstain inside. It’s a mystery. It could be a murder. Where—and who—is the driver? Whose blood has been discovered? Why are the people of Shawhead so hostile toward Detective Ben Cooper, sent in to take charge of the investigation? As Cooper peels back layers of lies and exposes dark secrets to the light, he draws ever closer to a killer hiding in plain sight. Packed with atmosphere, suspense, and surprises,  The Murder Road  is the most unforgettable novel yet from Dagger and Barry Award winner Stephen Booth. “A master of psychological suspense.” — Publishers Weekly

Summary: A chilling police procedural from the award-winning author of Scared to Live . "If you read only one new crime writer this year, he's your man." — Yorkshire Post You never know what you might uncover . . . While digging the foundation for the conversion of an old farmyard into upscale stables, builders unearth a human hand preserved in clay. Suddenly suspicious, the police explore further and find not one body, but two. To crack a case that's even colder than the ground, detectives Cooper and Fry must look into the past of the eerily named Pity Wood Farm. But there is no obvious reason why the previous owners, two elderly brothers, would have corpses buried on their land. With little to go on but a collection of old bones, Cooper and Fry search desperately for a clue as to who—or what—brings death to Pity Wood Farm. Praise for the Cooper & Fry Series "Suspenseful and supremely engaging. Booth does a wonderful job." — Los Angeles Times "Booth has firmly joined the elite of Britain's top mystery writers." — Florida Sun-Sentinel "Booth is a modern master of rural noir." — The Guardian "Crime fiction for the thinking man or woman, and damnably hard to put down." — January Magazine