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 thirteen novels set in England's beautiful and atmospheric Peak District. Stephen has been a Gold Dagger finalist, an Anthony Award...
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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 thirteen 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. Ben 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 ALREADY DEAD, published in June 2013.The series so far:BLACK DOGDANCING WITH THE VIRGINSBLOOD ON THE TONGUEBLIND TO THE BONESONE LAST BREATHTHE DEAD PLACESCARED TO LIVEDYING TO SINTHE KILL CALLLOST RIVERTHE DEVIL'S EDGEDEAD AND BURIEDALREADY DEADThere's also a Ben Cooper novella:CLAWSIn the USA, the new HarperCollins digital imprint Witness Impulse will re-launch the Cooper and Fry series in October 2013, starting with the first book, BLACK DOG:http://wmmorrow.hc.com/witnessimpulse/blackdog-9780062301963Described as "Dark, intense and utterly compelling" and "Simultaneously classic, contemporary and haunting," BLACK DOG will be available in all ebook formats, including Kindle:http://www.amazon.com/Black-Dog-Cooper-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00CGZXQQ2Witness Impulse will then release one or more Cooper and Fry novels every month until August 2014.
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