LOST RIVER

[Stephen]

This is the cover of the new Cooper & Fry novel LOST RIVER, due for publication on 1st April. Not long to wait now!

Stephen

[Stephen]

It's almost here! LOST RIVER is published on 1st April in the UK.

"A May Bank Holiday in the Peak District is ruined by the tragic drowning of an eight-year-old girl among crowds of visitors in the tourist hotspot of Dovedale. 

For Detective Constable Ben Cooper, a helpless witness to the tragedy, the incident is not only traumatic, but leads him to become involved in the tangled lives of the Nields, the dead girl's family. As he gets to know them, Cooper begins to suspect that one of them is harbouring a secret - a secret that the whole family might be willing to cover up. 

Meanwhile, Detective Sergeant Diane Fry has a journey of her own to make - a journey back to her roots. As she finds herself drawn into an investigation of her own among the inner city streets of Birmingham, Fry realises there is only one person she can rely on to provide the help she needs. 

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

Publication of LOST RIVER will follow shortly in Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

The unabridged audio version (from HarperCollins Audio) will be read by Mike Rogers (of Coronation Street, EastEnders, Doctors, Peak Practice etc).

* US readers - sorry, we have no prospect of publication dates for either LOST RIVER or THE KILL CALLin the USA! To order copies of the UK editions online from overseas, we can recommend The Book Depository, which provides FREE worldwide shipping:

http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9780007243488/Lost-River

and don't forget the paperback of THE KILL CALL: 

http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9780007243471/The-Kill-Call

[Stephen]

Here are my forthcoming signings for the launch of LOST RIVER:

FRIDAY 2nd APRIL, 1 - 3pm
Bookthrift bookshop, 5a St John Street, Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
For details, phone 01335 300299 .

SATURDAY 3rd APRIL, 10am - 12 noon
Bookworm bookshop, Spa Lane, Retford, Nottinghamshire.
For details or to order a signed copy, phone 01777 869224 or email: sales@bookwormretford.co.uk
website: http://www.bookwormretford.co.uk/

SATURDAY 10th APRIL, 2 - 4 pm
Scarthin Books, The Promenade, Scarthin, Cromford, Derbyshire.
For details, phone 01629 823272.
website: http://www.scarthinbooks.com

SATURDAY 17th APRIL, 1 - 3 pm
Waterstone's, Vicar Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
For details, phone 01246 231061.

SATURDAY 24th APRIL, 12 - 2 pm
Waterstone's, 78-80 St Peter's Street, Derby.
For details, phone 01332 296997.

I also have one library event in April:

WEDNESDAY 21st APRIL, 7pm
Mackworth Library, Prince Charles Avenue, Mackworth, Derby - talk to readers at newly opened library.
Free event, but booking essential. 
Book at any Derby City library or call Central Library on 01332 641702 for more information.

See you around!

Stephen

[Stephen]

It's out now! Today is publication day for LOST RIVER (and thankfully it's NOT an April Fool's joke).

[Stephen]

If you've got your copy of LOST RIVER, please let us know what you think...

...as long as it's polite.

[Chief Super]

Newsletter #25 went out earlier this month. It had links to a couple of customised Google maps showing the main locations used in LOST RIVER.

To get the links, you need to sign up for the newsletter:

http://www.stephen-booth.com/Newsletter.htm