Death At The White Hart
A gripping crime debut from the creator of Broadchurch - soon to be an ITV Series
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Description de l’éditeur
The Sunday Times bestseller
Waterstones Thriller of the Month
Soon to be a major ITV series
Discover the must-read mystery everyone’s talking about, from the showrunner of Broadchurch and Netflix's smash-hit new series, SEVEN DIALS
‘A masterclass whodunnit’ Gillian McAllister
‘Everything I love in a crime novel’ Jennie Godfrey
‘As unputdownable as you'd expect from the writer of Broadchurch’ Jenny Colgan
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The body is found abandoned on the A35 in Dorset – tied to a chair, stag antlers on his head.
It's Jim Tiernan, landlord of Fleetcombe’s The White Hart pub – and now a murder victim.
Newly arrived DS Nicola Bridge has her work cut out. Fleetcombe is a picture-postcard village. Murder is the last thing on anyone’s mind.
Except that here Nicola finds whispers, rumours, resentments and lie after lie.
Because the smaller the village, the darker its hidden secrets . . .
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More praise for Death at The White Hart:
‘Layered, human, suspenseful and surprising - this guy knows how to tell a story, that's for sure’ Lee Child
‘I loved it. A murder mystery that feels like it’s set right now, packed with vivid characters and a detective I adored – and I didn’t guess who did it. A wonderful book’ Russell T Davies
‘Snappy dialogue, confident. Turns expectations of village life on their head’ Joan Smith, Sunday Times
‘Literally unputdownable. SO pacy and delicious…Just a huge treat to read’ Marian Keyes
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Broadchurch creator Chibnall flexes his talents for characterization and complex plotting in his engrossing first novel. Det. Sgt. Nicola Bridge, 38, has recently transferred from the Liverpool CID to her childhood home of Fleetcombe, a small West Dorset village. She hopes the transfer will bring her a quieter work life that doesn't put additional strain on her fraying marriage. Almost as soon as she arrives, however, Nicola is assigned to investigate a murder: the bloody body of Jim Tiernan, landlord of the White Hart pub, has been discovered tied to a chair in the middle of the road, a huge crown of deer antlers attached to his head. As Nicola and her rookie DC, Harry Ward, examine the theatrical murder, they discover an undercurrent of crime, lies, and cruelty flowing just beneath Fleetcombe's placid surface. Nicola is an exceptionally well-rounded sleuth whose personal challenges—including her philandering husband—help explain her aptitudes as a sensitive and skilled observer. As in his TV work, Chibnall gives equal depth to his supporting cast, making the potentially familiar premise feel lived-in and consequential. This deserves a sequel.
