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Ben Cooper & Diane Fry Series

18 primary works • 27 total works
Ben Cooper & Diane Fry Series - Follows two young Derbyshire police detectives as they try to solve various murders.

Book 1

Black Dog
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3.84 · 6294 Ratings · 381 Reviews · published 2000 · 51 editions
As helicopters search Northern England's Peak Dist…

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    Book 2

    Dancing with the Virgins
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    3.84     · 3029 Ratings · 181 Reviews · published 2001 · 45 editions
    Stephen Booth's award-winning novel, Black Dog, wa…

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    Book 3

    Blood on the Tongue
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    3.93     · 2927 Ratings · 163 Reviews · published 2002 · 15 editions
    The weather is cold and the clues no warmer as Pea…

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    Book 4

    Blind To The Bones
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    3.85     · 2127 Ratings · 127 Reviews · published 2003 · 39 editions
    The villagers of Withens are dying. Emma Renshaw v…

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    Book 5

    One Last Breath
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    3.87     · 1936 Ratings · 113 Reviews · published 2004 · 36 editions
    Set in England’s legendary Peak District, Stephen …

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    Book 6

    The Dead Place
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    3.81     · 1737 Ratings · 110 Reviews · published 2005 · 39 editions
    “This killing will be a model of perfection. An ac…

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    Book 7

    Scared to Live
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    3.85     · 1745 Ratings · 121 Reviews · published 2006 · 35 editions
    Detective Constable Ben Cooper and Detective Serge…

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    Book 8

    Dying to Sin
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    3.91     · 1803 Ratings · 102 Reviews · published 2007 · 26 editions
    For decades, Pity Wood Farm has been a source of e…

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    Book 9

    The Kill Call
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    3.80     · 1495 Ratings · 115 Reviews · published 2009 · 25 editions
    On a rain-swept Derbyshire moor, hounds from the l…

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    Book 10

    Lost River
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    3.79     · 1295 Ratings · 101 Reviews · published 2010 · 31 editions
    A May Bank Holiday in the Peak District is ruined …

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    Book 11

    The Devil's Edge
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    3.76     · 1457 Ratings · 134 Reviews · published 2011 · 21 editions
    The newspapers call them the a band of home invade…

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    Book 11.5

    Claws
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    3.55     · 339 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 2007 · 8 editions
    In the wild crags of the Dark Peak moorland, a rut…

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    Book 12

    Dead and Buried
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    3.91     · 1432 Ratings · 116 Reviews · published 2012 · 29 editions
    DS Ben Cooper comes closer to death than he ever h…

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    Book 13

    Already Dead
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    3.79     · 1436 Ratings · 115 Reviews · published 2013 · 21 editions
    A summer of endless rain in the Peak District leav…

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    Book 14

    The Corpse Bridge
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    3.78     · 1578 Ratings · 125 Reviews · published 2014 · 19 editions
    The old Corpse Bridge is the route taken for centu…

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    Book 15

    The Murder Road
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    3.78     · 1754 Ratings · 171 Reviews · published 2015 · 13 editions

    For the tiny Peak District hamlet of Shawhead, the…

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    Book 16

    Secrets of Death
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    3.72     · 1343 Ratings · 129 Reviews · published 2017 · 19 editions
    Steeped in the atmosphere of the stunning Peak Dis…

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    Book 17

    Dead in the Dark
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    3.81     · 1441 Ratings · 134 Reviews · published 2017 · 14 editions
    Master crime writer Stephen Booth ventures into th…

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    Book 18

    Fall Down Dead
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    3.92     · 1159 Ratings · 110 Reviews · published 2018 · 13 editions
    Dramatic . . . gripping' The TimesThe dramatic, gr…

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    Book 1-2

    Cooper & Fry Series Twin Pack - Books 1 & 2
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    4.75     · 4 Ratings · published 2013 · 1 edition
    Discover the award-winning Cooper and Fry series f…

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    Book 1-3

    A Cooper and Fry Mystery Collection #1: Black Dog, Dancing with the Virgins and Blood on the Tongue
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    4.11     · 147 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2014 · 3 editions
    A special value for fans of Louise Penny and Peter…

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    Book 2, 5

    Ben Cooper & Diane Fry series
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    0.00     · 1 edition
    From Book 1:

    The second in the series set in th…

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    Book 4-6

    A Cooper and Fry Mystery Collection #2: Blind to the Bones, One Last Breath and The Dead Place
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    3.80     · 5 Ratings · published 2015 · 1 edition

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    Book 7-9

    A Cooper and Fry Mystery Collection #3: Scared to Live, Dying to Sin and The Kill Call
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    4.20     · 5 Ratings · published 2015 · 1 edition

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    Book 10-13

    A Cooper and Fry Mystery Collection #4: Lost River, The Devil's Edge, Dead and Buried, and Already Dead
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    4.10     · 10 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2015 · 1 edition

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    Book 11-14

    Stephen Booth Cooper and Fry Series 4 Books Bundle Collection
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    5.00     · 1 Ratings · 1 edition
    Stephen Booth Cooper and Fry Series 4 Books Bundle…

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    Cooper and Fry Series Stephen Booth 5 Books Collection Set
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    0.00     · 1 edition
    Cooper and Fry Series Stephen Booth 5 Books Collec…

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