Kill Call [Paperback]

Stephen Booth (Author)

Book Description

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.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Harper Collins Omes
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0007243464
• ISBN-13: 978-0007243464
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,601,726 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stephen Booth is an award winning British crime writer, the creator of two young Derbyshire police detectives, DC Ben Cooper and DS Diane Fry, who have appeared in eleven novels set in England's beautiful and atmospheric Peak District. Stephen has been a Gold Dagger finalist, an Anthony Award nominee, twice winner of a Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel, and twice shortlisted for the Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year. DC Cooper was a finalist for the Sherlock Award for the best detective created by a British author, and in 2003 the Crime Writers' Association presented Stephen with the Dagger in the Library Award for "the author whose books have given readers the most pleasure". The Cooper & Fry series is published all around the world, and has been translated into 15 languages. The latest title is THE DEVIL'S EDGE.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Horse Trading, July 14, 2009

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Ted Feit (Long Beach, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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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:

5.0 out of 5 stars Booth delivers again., October 4, 2010

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This review is from: Kill Call (Paperback)

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great author, January 27, 2011

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Eunice Bellingrath "teacher" (Huntsville, Alabama) - See all my reviews
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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.