The Dead Place by Stephen Booth

The Dead Place by Stephen Booth

Soon there will be a killing. Close your eyes and breathe in the aroma. I can smell it right now, can’t you? So powerful, so sweet. So irresistible. It’s the scent of death.

‘It’s perfectly simple. All you have to do is find the dead place’

The anonymous caller who taunts the Police with talk of an imminent killing could be a hoaxer, his descriptions of death and decomposition a sick fantasy. But Detective Diane Fry is certain she’s dealing with a murderer. The voice – so eerily, shiveringly calm – invites the police to meet the ‘flesh eater’. Fry fears it may already be too late to save the next victim.

DC Ben Cooper, meanwhile, is looking into Derbyshire’s first case of body snatching. The investigation takes him into the dark, secret world of those whose lives revolve around the dead and their disposal – from funeral directors to crematorium staff and a professor whose speciality is the study of death.

Where is the dead place? And what terrible deeds are done there?

Praise for Stephen Booth: 'Endows the traditional crime story with a literary strength that lifts it above the general ruck.. He gives a satisfying read rather than a quick fix' Jane Jakeman, Independent 'Stephen Booth creates a fine sense of place and atmosphere ! the unguessable solution to the crime comes as a real surprise' Susanna Yager, Sunday Telegraph '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' T J Binyon, Evening Standard 'In this atmospheric debut, Stephen Booth makes high summer in Derbyshire as dark and terrifying as midwinter' Val McDermid 'Black Dog sinks its teeth into you and doesn't let go ! A dark star may be born!' Reginald Hill 'A leading light of British crime writing' Maxim Jakubowski, Guardian 'Best traditional crime novel of the year' Independent, Books of the Year

Stephen Booth is a journalist. This is his sixth novel in his Peak District series featuring Ben Cooper and Diane Fry.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780007172054
ISBN 10	0007172052
Title	The Dead Place
Author	Stephen Booth
Series	Cooper And Fry Crime Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2005-05-23
Number of pages	464
Prizes	Short-listed for Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2007
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.