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A former newspaper journalist, Stephen Booth is the creator of two young Derbyshire police detectives, DC Ben Cooper and DS Diane Fry, who have so far appeared in 11 crime novels, all set in and around the Peak District.

The Cooper & Fry series has won awards on both sides of the Atlantic, and Detective Constable Cooper has been a finalist for the Sherlock Award for the Best Detective created by a British author. In 2003 the Crime Writers’ Association presented Stephen with the Dagger in the Library Award for “the author whose books have given readers most pleasure.”

The novels are sold all around the world, with translations in 15 languages, and are currently in development for a TV series. The most recent title is THE DEVIL'S EDGE, wi...more


The popularity of Kindle ebooks which we're currently experiencing in the USA and UK isn't matched in most of the other countries around the world.
One of the reasons for this is that Amazon only has three Kindle stores - in the USA, UK and Germany. In almost every other country, Kindle users can only download their books directly by going to Amazon.com in the US.
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Published on July 11, 2011 13:31 • 95 views
Average rating: 3.77 · 2,511 ratings · 288 reviews · 21 distinct works
Black Dog (Ben Cooper & Dia...
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 534 ratings — published 2000 — 12 editions
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Dancing With The Virgins (B...
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 297 ratings — published 2001 — 12 editions
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Blood On The Tongue (Ben Co...
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 289 ratings — published 2002 — 10 editions
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Blind To The Bones (Ben Coo...
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One Last Breath (Ben Cooper...
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The Dead Place (Ben Cooper ...
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 195 ratings9 editions
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Dying To Sin (Ben Cooper & ...
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 169 ratings7 editions
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The Kill Call (Ben Cooper &...
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions
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Lost River (Ben Cooper & Di...
3.35 of 5 stars 3.35 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions
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DEAD AND BURIED launch evening
Author appearance, June 21, 2012 07:30PM
Chesterfield Library, New Beetwell Street,, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, GB

Launch of the brand new Cooper and Fry novel DEAD AND BURIED in conjunction with...more

DEAD AND BURIED book signing
Author appearance, June 23, 2012 10:00AM
Bookworm Retford, Spa Lane, Retford, Nottinghamshire, GB

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Book signing for the brand new Cooper and Fry novel DEAD AND BURIED. To reserve...more

Mansfield Library readers' event
Author appearance, June 26, 2012 02:00PM
Mansfield Library, Four Seasons Centre, Westgate, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, GB

Talk to readers and book signing for the new Cooper and Fry novel DEAD AND BURIE...more

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Stephen Booth voted for Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children in Favorite Book of 2011 in the Opening Round of the 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards.
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"Hi, Supriya. Thanks for the friend request. Good to meet you! It's great to see you're a Louise Penny fan. :)

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"Jacky wrote: "Has anyone mentioned dear Stephen Booth?"

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Christine Hatfield good morning


message 2: by Jan

Jan Long Hi, Steve. Doing pretty well, thanks. Debating whether to attend this year's B'con dinner - not as much fun these days without my traditional con dinner partner!


message 1: by Beth

Beth Hi Stephen,
Thanks for befriending this fellow mystery author on Goodreads!


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