Drowned Lives
Aug 2019 · Hachette UK
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Set in and around the dark, misty canals of Lichfield, Stephen Booth's incredible new novel is awash with mystery.
When council officer Chris Buckley is approached by an odd old man demanding help in healing a decades-old family rift, he sends the stranger away.
But then the old man is murdered, and the police arrive on the Chris's doorstep asking questions to which he has no answers.
As Chris begins to look into the circumstances of the murder, he uncovers a deadly secret in the silt and mud of the local canals that he'll realise was better kept buried.
PRAISE FOR STEPHEN BOOTH
'Makes high summer as terrifying as midwinter'
Val McDermid
'A modern master'
Guardian
'Crime writing of the finest quality'
Daily Mail
'Ingenious plotting and richly atmospheric'
Reginald Hill
'A first-rate mystery'
Sunday Telegraph
When council officer Chris Buckley is approached by an odd old man demanding help in healing a decades-old family rift, he sends the stranger away.
But then the old man is murdered, and the police arrive on the Chris's doorstep asking questions to which he has no answers.
As Chris begins to look into the circumstances of the murder, he uncovers a deadly secret in the silt and mud of the local canals that he'll realise was better kept buried.
PRAISE FOR STEPHEN BOOTH
'Makes high summer as terrifying as midwinter'
Val McDermid
'A modern master'
Guardian
'Crime writing of the finest quality'
Daily Mail
'Ingenious plotting and richly atmospheric'
Reginald Hill
'A first-rate mystery'
Sunday Telegraph
Ratings and reviews
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Clive Fenn
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29 September 2019
I managed to finish the book but was not gripped. Living near Lichfield the magic of reading about somebody driving down the A38 failed to excte in the way of a trip down Route 66 does. A carefully crafted book but I am not sure if I will return for more Booth stories although a contemporary story in the nearby Peak District is tempting me.
About the author
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.
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