Lost River: A Cooper & Fry Mystery

Stephen Booth

Jul 2014 · Cooper & Fry Mysteries Book 10 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

This atmospheric thriller is perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson.

A holiday weekend is ruined by a drowning in a picturesque village. The incident not only traumatizes Detective Cooper, a helpless witness to the tragedy, but leads him to become involved in the tangled lives of the victim's family.

As he gets to know them, Cooper begins to suspect that one of them is harboring a secret that the whole family is desperate to cover up.

Meanwhile, Detective Fry embarks on a personal journey back to her roots. As she finds herself drawn into an investigation of her own, Fry realizes there is only one person she can rely on for the help she needs.

But that man is Ben Cooper, and he's back in Derbyshire, where his suspicions lead him toward a shocking discovery on the banks of another Peak District river.

Ratings and reviews

Always far too lazy and eager for a new book, I can rarely be put to writing an actual review. However, having now read several of Booth's "Cooper and Fry Mysteries", I am compelled to say I've rarely read an author commanding such diversity of voice, tone, setting and, most intensely, mood. While murder, inclement weather and dysfunctional relationships remain constants, my rabid giggles throughout one book turn shockingly to tears all over the next, to nails bitten to the quick just after. Awesome stuff!

This was disappointing. Convoluted, a poor attempt at describing dysfunctional family and friend relationships. Took on too many stand alone issues while only touching too lightly on each.

So many possibilities are open with the denouement here. If you haven't read the rest of the series it may not be as evident or as interesting. So get started.

About the author

Stephen Booth's fourteen novels featuring Cooper and Fry, all to be published by Witness, have sold over half a million copies around the world.