- Hardcover: 416 pages
- Publisher: UK General Books (April 20 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0007243456
- ISBN-13: 978-0007243457
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 16 x 3.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 6 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #67 in Books > Mystery & Thrillers > Audiobooks > Cassette > Mystery
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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: '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 'A leading light of British crime writing' Guardian
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An atmospheric new Fry and Cooper 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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4.0 out of 5 stars
Horse Trading,
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This review is from: Kill Call (Hardcover)
The uneasy relationship between DS Diane Fry and DC Ben Cooper is prevalent throughout this murder mystery, part of the author's continuing series featuring the two protagonists. At first, the body of a well-dressed man found on a moor with his head bashed in seems to be a straightforward police investigation,However, the inquiry broadens into a lot more, involving illegal horse slaughter, the conflict from supporters of the hunt and saboteurs opposing that "sport," and a look not only into the 16th century Black Plague which nearly wiped out the local population, including many of Cooper's forbears, but also events that took place during the 1960's. And those that lead to the recent past as well as the present. The depth of the look into the personalities of the two protagonists - which of course play a major role in how they go about their investigations - is insightful and penetrating, and they are always given intriguing mysteries to solve their insecurities. These are always well-plotted and read well, and the book is recommended.
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Horse Trading,
By Ted Feit - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Kill Call (Paperback)
The uneasy relationship between DS Diane Fry and DC Ben Cooper is prevalent throughout this murder mystery, part of the author's continuing series featuring the two protagonists. At first, the body of a well-dressed man found on a moor with his head bashed in seems to be a straightforward police investigation,However, the inquiry broadens into a lot more, involving illegal horse slaughter, the conflict from supporters of the hunt and saboteurs opposing that "sport," and a look not only into the 16th century Black Plague which nearly wiped out the local population, including many of Cooper's forbears, but also events that took place during the 1960's. And those that lead to the recent past as well as the present. The depth of the look into the personalities of the two protagonists - which of course play a major role in how they go about their investigations - is insightful and penetrating, and they are always given intriguing mysteries to solve their insecurities. These are always well-plotted and read well, and the book is recommended. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Booth delivers again.,
By curlyred - Published on Amazon.com
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Stephen Booth does it again in his latest suspense novel, The Kill Call. Cooper and Fry are at it again, solving murders, trying to figure each other out, and learning a lot in the process. I've been a Booth fan since I picked up one in the library and have avidly read everything that has come out in print. Great read.
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great author,
By Eunice Bellingrath "teacher" - Published on Amazon.com
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I really like this author. Our library has some of his books and I have been able to purchase the rest through Amazon.com I really like British Mystery authors. This book is well written and interesting. The characters are human and believeable. I like a thick book with lots of plot twists.
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