The Corpse Bridge

The award-winning author of Already Dead “skillfully portrays a stunning landscape with a dark heart that conceals secrets, vendettas and revenge” (Daily Mail).

When it comes to murder, nothing is sacred . . .

For centuries, mourners in Derbyshire have used the Corpse Bridge to cross the River Dove and reach their village burial grounds.

When a developer plans to deconsecrate the land by turning it into a parking lot for his resort cottages, bodies begin to litter the road to the Corpse Bridge.

Are these warnings to stay away from the sacred plots—or something much, much worse: a terrifying serial killer at work?

After recuperating from a traumatic event, Detective Cooper is finally back at work, and he knows that solving the mystery of the Corpse Bridge is exactly what he needs to feel like himself again.

But if Cooper can’t overcome his own personal demons and focus on the case, he could put everything—and everyone—he cares about at risk . . .

Praise for the Cooper & Fry Series

“Suspenseful and supremely engaging. Booth does a wonderful job.” —Los Angeles Times

“Booth has firmly joined the elite of Britain’s top mystery writers.” —Florida Sun-Sentinel

“Booth is a modern master of rural noir.” —The Guardian

“Crime fiction for the thinking man or woman, and damnably hard to put down.” —January Magazine

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Release date

Ebook: 18 August 2023