The Kill Call - (Cooper & Fry Mysteries) by Stephen Booth (Paperback)

About the Book

A mysterious death on the moors leads Peak District detectives Fry and Cooper on a twisting hunt to find the truth in this moody and atmospheric thriller in the tradition of Peter Robinson and Reginald Hill Booth has firmly joined the elite of Britain's top mystery writers. Florida Sun-Sentinel

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

"Intelligent and substantive crime fiction, rich with complex characters." -- Library Journal

"Suspenseful and supremely engaging. Booth does a wonderful job." -- Los Angeles Times

"Clever, intricate . . . Cooper is an ascendant Lewis to Fry's bitter Morse." -- Financial Times

"Ben Cooper and Diane Fry are the most interesting crime team to arrive on the mystery scene in a long while." -- Rocky Mountain News

"A modern master of rural noir." -- The Guardian

"Booth delivers some of the best crime fiction in the UK." -- Manchester Evening News

"Booth's aim is to portray the darkness that lies beneath the surface . . . in this he succeeds wonderfully well."-- -- Daily Mail (London)

"Ingenious plotting and richly atmospheric." -- Reginald Hill