Ben is a local man who knows everybody and perhap scares too much, while Diane is a stranger wherever she goes and is perhaps too cold-blooded when they find themselves rivals for promotion, and colleagues on a difficult case, breaking strain is going to be reached sooner or later. Stephen Booth's first novel Black Dog is an impressive portrait of two sorts of policing. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. As the investigation twists and turns, Ben and Diane discover that to understand the present, they must also understand the past – and in a world where no one is entirely innocent, pain and suffering can be the only outcome. But what could be more important than finding Laura’s murderer?īen Cooper, a young DC living with tragedy, has known the villagers all his life, but his instinctive feelings about the case are called into question by the arrival of Diane Fry, a ruthlessly ambitious DC from another division. Even her parents are holding something back. But it’s retired lead miner Harry Dickinson who finally discovers Laura’s body, and he seems bent on obstructing their investigation. When smart, sexy teenager Laura Vernon goes missing one long, hot summer in the Peak District, local police mount a full-scale search operation. Dark, intense and utterly compelling, Black Dog is an extraordinary thriller from the most promising new author to emerge in the genre in recent years.
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