Books by Stephen Booth

Det er sent efterår, og vinteren gør snart sit indtog. De bløde bakker og idylliske landskaber i the Peak District i Midtengland forsvinder i tætte tåger og iskold blæst. I et fjerntliggende hedeområde af nationalparken knejser en ring af kampesten, hvis uskyldsrene navn "De ni jomfruer" står som en kontrast til fundet af et kvindelig på stedet. Kort tid forinden blev en anden kvinde overfaldet på heden. Hun slap med livet i behold, men med et vansiret ansigt og et traume, der har fortrængt det mest. Nu er det op til kriminalpersonerne Diane Fry og Ben Cooper at løse mordgåden. En mordgåde, der viser sig til at trække lange spor tilbage til en fjern og mystisk fortid.Stephen Booth (f. 1952) er en engelsk krimiforfatter og journalist med mere end 25 års erfaring fra mediebranchen. I 2001 stoppede Stephen Booth sit journalistiske virke for i stedet at hellige sig forfatterskabet på fuld tid. Året forinden var han netop udkommet med sin første roman i Cooper-Fry-serien. Debutbogen fik en strålende modtagelse, og sidenhen er serien om kriminalassistenterne Cooper og Fry og deres ukuelige vilje til at opklare grumme mord i det naturskønne Peak Destrict i Derbyshire England.

Set in and around the dark, misty canals of Lichfield, Stephen Booth's incredible first standalone novel is awash with mystery.

The dramatic, gripping new Cooper & Fry crime thriller from bestseller Stephen Booth sees the stunning Peak District backdrop prove fatal for one walking party.

Master crime writer Stephen Booth ventures into the Peak District's dark subterranean world for a brand new, stunning and gasp-inducing Cooper & Fry thriller.

Close Reading Without Readings is a collection of essays by the renowned Shakespeare scholar Stephen Booth in which the author directs readers to the experience of reading, bringing to bear the full power of his scholarship, critical acumen, and imagination to the study of how literature works.

'This is crime writing of the highest quality'Daily MailSteeped in the atmosphere of the stunning Peak District, Secrets of Death is master crime writer Stephen Booth's most daring and clever Cooper & Fry thriller yet.A beautiful place to die . . . Residents of the Peak District are used to tourists descending on its soaring hills and brooding valleys. However, this summer brings a different kind of visitor to the idyllic landscape, leaving behind bodies and secrets. A series of suicides throughout the Peaks throws Detective Inspector Ben Cooper and his team in Derbyshire's E Division into a race against time to find a connection to these seemingly random acts - with no way of predicting where the next body will turn up. Meanwhile, in Nottingham Detective Sergeant Diane Fry finds a key witness has vanished... But what are the mysterious Secrets of Death? And is there one victim whose fate wasn't suicide at all?'Makes high summer as terrifying as midwinter'Val McDermid'A modern master'Guardian'A first rate mysterySunday Telegraph'Ingenious Plotting and richly atmospheric'Reginald Hill

'A modern master'GuardianBen Cooper and his team from Derbyshire Constabulary's E Division return in this gripping new page-turner from the master of the genre.For the Peak District hamlet of Shawhead, there's only one road in and one road out. Its handful of residents are accustomed to being cut off from the world by snow or floods. But when a lorry delivering animal feed is found jammed in the narrow lane, with no sign of the driver except for a blood-stained cab, it's the beginning of something much more sinister... 'Booth skilfully portrays a stunning landscape with a dark heart that conceals secrets, vendettas and revenge'Daily Mail 'Makes high summer as terrifying as midwinter'Val McDermid'A first rate mysterySunday Telegraph'Ingenious Plotting and richly atmospheric'Reginald Hill

The old Corpse Bridge is the route taken for centuries by mourners from villages on the western fringes of Derbyshire to a burial ground across the River Dove, now absorbed into the landscaped parkland of a stately home. When Earl Manby, the landowner, announces plans to deconsecrate the burial ground to turn it into a car park for his holiday cottages, bodies begin to appear once again on the road to the Corpse Bridge. Is there a connection with the Earl's plans? Or worse, is there a terrifying serial killer at work? Back in his job after the traumatic events of previous months, Detective Sergeant Ben Cooper knows that he must unravel the mystery of the Corpse Bridge if he's going to be able to move on with his life. As the pressure builds, Ben doesn't know who he can trust and, when the case reaches breaking point, he has to make a call that could put everything - and everyone - at risk...

A summer of endless rain in the Peak District leaves the officers of Derbyshire's CID with a problem. They have discovered a man's body lying in shallow water, but torrential rain has swollen the rivers and flooded the roads, making travel difficult and forensic examination impossible. And that's not all. The absence of DS Ben Cooper, on extended leave after an arson attack, has left a serious gap. DS Diane 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 passer-by.As the rain turns 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 Ben Cooper is not at home, but has vanished into thin air...Packed with atmosphere, suspense and danger, bestseller Stephen Booth's exceptional new Cooper and Fry thriller is a masterclass in British crime writing.

Brutal acts of firestarting have ravaged the Peak District, and now a new wave of moorland infernos sweeps across the national park. For DS Ben Cooper, the blazes are best left to the firefighters, even with the arsonists still at large.But when an intruder breaks into an abandoned pub, Cooper is on the case - and he swiftly unearths a pair of grim surprises. The first is evidence of a years-old double homicide. And the second is a corpse, newly dead...What links the three deaths? Where are the missing bodies? Who is responsible - and how do the raging fires fit in? For Cooper and his rival DI Diane Fry, it's the most twisted investigation of their lives... and with an ingenious killer pulling the strings, it could also be their last.Drenched in atmosphere and danger, Stephen Booth's relentless new thriller builds to a shock finale that will catch even the most seasoned suspense readers off guard.

In the heart of summer, in the dead of night, something wakes you. The house is quiet. The children are sleeping. The kitchen is empty. Except for the body on the floor. A series of brutal home invasions is terrorizing the Peak District. Until now, the burglars haven't left a clue. This time, they've left a corpse. But as the death toll rises, two intrepid cops begin to suspect that the robberies - and the murders - are not what they seem. Beneath the scorching summer sun, a dangerous game is in play . . . and a merciless killer is hiding in plain sight. Packed with twists, suspense, and danger, The Devil's Edge is a gripping thriller to rival the very best of Peter Robinson and Peter James.PRAISE FOR STEPHEN BOOTH'A modern master' Guardian'Wonderful' Daily Mail'One of our best storytellers' Sunday Telegraph

Detectives Fry and Cooper return in another supremely atmospheric Peak District thriller, perfect for fans of Peter Robinson and Reginald Hill

The second in the series set in the Derbyshire Peak District, Dancing with the Virgins is a tense psychological follow-up to Stephen Booth's acclaimed debut Black Dog.

Det er sommer i The Peak Destrict i Midtengland. Et område med bløde, grønne bakker kun afbrudt af små læhegn og klippespidse højdedrag. Men idyllen er svær at få øje på denne sommer, for teenagepigen Laura Vernon er blevet brutalt myrdet. Kriminalassistenterne Ben Cooper og Diane Fry er på sagen, men de to har svært ved komme til bunds i opklaringen, da de lokale, ja selv Lauras egen familie, holder sandheden tilbage. Og snart tegner der sig et billede af et mordoffer, som trods sine unge år har båret rundt på urgamle hemmeligheder.Stephen Booth (f. 1952) er en engelsk krimiforfatter og journalist med mere end 25 års erfaring fra mediebranchen. I 2001 stoppede Stephen Booth sit journalistiske virke for i stedet at hellige sig forfatterskabet på fuld tid. Året forinden var han netop udkommet med sin første roman i Cooper-Fry-serien. Debutbogen fik en strålende modtagelse, og sidenhen er serien om kriminalassistenterne Cooper og Fry og deres ukuelige vilje til at opklare grumme mord i det naturskønne Peak Destrict i Derbyshire England.

Vinteren har lagt sit frysende tæppe over det midtengelske Peak Destrict. Over bakkerne, over heden, over klippefremspringet "Jerntungen". Her finder man det ene af tre lig i denne bidende kolde januarmåned. Kriminalassistent Diane Fry står på bar bund i opklaringen af dødsfaldene. Det ene ligner et selvmord, det andet et barnemord og det virker simpelthen uløseligt. Hendes unge makker Ben Cooper er gået sine egne vegne i opklaringen af et 57 år gammelt flystyrt, og Diane Fry må tage til takke med en doven vikar, der ikke laver andet end at krumme i hendes bil og tage de lette tjanser. Frosten og sneen gør heller ikke opklaringen lettere. Men efterhånden går det op for både Ben Cooper og Diane Fry, at fortid og nutid er dødeligt forbundet. Noget som er kendetegnende for Peak Destricts urgamle landskaber og folk.Stephen Booth (f. 1952) er en engelsk krimiforfatter og journalist med mere end 25 års erfaring fra mediebranchen. I 2001 stoppede Stephen Booth sit journalistiske virke for i stedet at hellige sig forfatterskabet på fuld tid. Året forinden var han netop udkommet med sin første roman i Cooper-Fry-serien. Debutbogen fik en strålende modtagelse, og sidenhen er serien om kriminalassistenterne Cooper og Fry og deres ukuelige vilje til at opklare grumme mord i det naturskønne Peak Destrict i Derbyshire England.

Peak Destrict i Midtengland er kendt for sine smukt kuperede landskaber og ensomme hedestrækninger. Men disse idylliske scenarier er også hjemsted for mørke, gamle familiehemmeligheder. Da et lig dukker op midt på heden er Diane Fry fra kriminalpolitiet straks på sagen. Flere lig følger og Diane Fry må erkende, at der er nogle større kræfter på spil. Kræfter, der er vævet tæt sammen med en af områdets gamle tunnelbyggerfamilier Oxley, for hvem selv kriminalpolitiet bliver set som en uvelkommen forstyrrelse. Og kræfter, der peger på, at denne naturskønne, engelske plet er hjemsted for en grufuld serieforbryder.Stephen Booth (f. 1952) er en engelsk krimiforfatter og journalist med mere end 25 års erfaring fra mediebranchen. I 2001 stoppede Stephen Booth sit journalistiske virke for i stedet at hellige sig forfatterskabet på fuld tid. Året forinden var han netop udkommet med sin første roman i Cooper-Fry-serien. Debutbogen fik en strålende modtagelse, og sidenhen er serien om kriminalassistenterne Cooper og Fry og deres ukuelige vilje til at opklare grumme mord i det naturskønne Peak Destrict i Derbyshire England.

Der sker uheldssvangre ting i de øde moser i Peak District. Beboerne i flækken Withens dør. Den nittenårige Emma Renshaw forsvandt for to år siden. Hendes lig er aldrig blevet fundet, og forældrene klynger sig til håbet om, at hun er i live.Nu bliver Neil Granger, en bekendt af Emma, myrdet, men hvad lavede han ude i mosen ved den nedlagte, rottebefængte jernbanetunnel, hvor man finder hans lig? Hvorfor gav Neil ikke Emma et lift til stationen, den dag hun forsvandt? Eller gjorde han? Tav han om sandheden?Kriminalassistent Diane Fry giver det mulige mord på Emma en sidste chance, mens hendes kollega, kriminalassistent Ben Cooper, bliver midlertidigt overført til at tage sig af en serie forbrydelser i Withens nabolag. Næsten alle huse har haft besøg af tyve, selv kirken er ikke gået fri. Kun én familie er gået fri: Oxley´erne, som er efterkommere af tunnelbyggerne. De holder sig for sig selv, som fårene på bjergskråningerne, og deler ikke deres hemmeligheder med andre.Copyright © Stephen Booth, 2003Omslagslayout: Joyce Grosswiler. Oversat af Michael Krefeld fra Blind to the boneskrimi, England, Derbyshire