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Biographical note
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.Clever, beautifully written and superbly plotted, this is <b>an entertaining page-turner with a compelling twist</b> in the tail.
Lancashire Evening Post
<p>The brooding presence of Kinder Scout, the highest point in the Peak District, hangs over <b>Stephen Booth's</b><br /><b>fine novel <i>Fall down Dead</i></b></p>
Sunday Times
The historical details add <b>fascinating </b>depth to this big fat mystery
Evening Standard
Stephen Booth (of the Cooper & Fry police series) has written <b>a crackerjack standalone </b>novel in <i>Drowned Lives</i>
Winnipeg Free Press
The Peak District setting is as striking as ever . . . the ever-present threat of violence <b>will get under your skin</b>.
Real Crime
<b>The master</b> of this territory
Sunday Express
This is an <b>enjoyable, very readable</b> yet understated crime novel by an accomplished author.
Crime Fiction Lover
The highest of the Derbyshire peaks is the <b>dramatic </b>setting . . . <b>Gripping</b>
The Times
The underlying mystery and the moments of high drama place the novel firmly in the crime genre, but the mix of ingredients adds up to far more. <i>Drowned Lives</i> is <b>Stephen Booth at the top of his game</b>
Mystery People
An <b>interesting and absorbing</b> personal read that I enjoyed as a fan of Booth's many other crime thrillers. I am sure book clubs will love the theme and have much to discuss and unravel
NB
An <b>elegant </b>reflection of what's happening in the country at large.
The Book Bag
All through the book is a chilld atsmophere and it gives <b>a tight edginess</b> to the tale. Another <b>excellent </b>read from Booth
Sunday Sport
<b>Packed with the misty atmosphere</b> of the Saffordshire canals . . . I loved both the historical and modern storylines and the moody waterways' backdrop
Peterborough Evening Telegraph
I love reading about these characters. I love the world in which Ben moves and I really enjoy the cases with which he is confronted. I always look forward to the next installment of this <b>wonderful series</b>.
For Winter Nights
A compelling read with well-developed characters. Equally fascinating was the way the background to the group of hikers was revealed, and eventually the killer was unmasked. But I didn't guess who! <b>Most highly recommended</b>
Mystery People
As ever in Booth's <b>long-running, award-winning and hugely popular</b> Peak District series, it's the extraordinary landscape and its often violent history that most captivates the reader
Morning Star
The plot is good, with <b>plenty of twists</b> and a villain I didn't spot even though there were plenty of clues
The Book Bag (blog)