Fall Down Dead

'Dramatic . . . gripping'

The Times

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

They knew the danger, but they went anyway...

"Almost before she'd stopped breathing, a swirl of mist snaked across her legs and settled in her hair, clutching her in its chilly embrace, hiding her body from view. It would be hours before she was found."

The mountain of Kinder Scout offers the most incredible views of the Peak District, but when thick fog descends there on a walking party led by enigmatic Darius Roth, this spectacular landscape is turned into a death trap that claims a life.

For DI Ben Cooper however, something about the way Faith Matthew fell to her death suggests it was no accident, and he quickly discovers more than one of the hikers may have had reason to murder their companion.

To make things worse, his old colleague DS Diane Fry finds herself at centre of an internal investigations storm that threatens to drag Cooper down with it.

'Makes high summer as terrifying as midwinter'

Val McDermid

'Crime writing at its finest'

Daily Mail

'A modern master'

Guardian

'A first rate mystery

Sunday Telegraph

'Ingenious Plotting and richly atmospheric'

Reginald Hill

“This is crime writing of the finest quality - Daily MailA modern master - GuardianMakes high summer as terrifying as midwinter - Val McDermidA first-rate mystery - Sunday TelegraphIngenious plotting and richly atmospheric - Reginald Hill”

This is crime writing of the finest quality - Daily Mail

A modern master - Guardian

Makes high summer as terrifying as midwinter - Val McDermid

A first-rate mystery - Sunday Telegraph

Ingenious plotting and richly atmospheric - Reginald Hill

Stephen Booth is the internationally bestselling, CWA Dagger-winning author of the acclaimed thrillers featuring Cooper and Fry. The series is in development as a TV programme. Booth lives in Nottingham.

'Dramatic . . . gripping' The Times The dramatic, gripping new COOPER & FRY crime thriller from bestseller Stephen Booth sees the stunning Peak District prove fatal for one walking party. They knew the danger, but they went anyway... "Almost before she'd stopped breathing, a swirl of mist snaked across her legs and settled in her hair, clutching her in its chilly embrace, hiding her body from view. It would be hours before she was found." The mountain of Kinder Scout offers the most incredible views of the Peak District, but when thick fog descends there on a walking party led by enigmatic Darius Roth, this spectacular landscape is turned into a death trap that claims a life.For DI Ben Cooper however, something about the way Faith Matthew fell to her death suggests it was no accident, and he quickly discovers more than one of the hikers may have had reason to murder their companion.To make things worse, his old colleague DS Diane Fry finds herself at centre of an internal investigations storm that threatens to drag Cooper down with it. 'Makes high summer as terrifying as midwinter' Val McDermid 'Crime writing at its finest' Daily Mail 'A modern master' Guardian 'A first rate mystery Sunday Telegraph 'Ingenious Plotting and richly atmospheric' Reginald Hill

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