Where’s the body? The importance of a corpse to a crime writer… I’ve been talking to audiences about murder for a number of years now. As a result, I’m uncomfortably aware that a high percentage of perfectly ordinary people have thought about committing murder—and some have a specific victim in mind. The stories I […]
Author Archives: Stephen Booth
Murder in Derbyshire
Murder in Derbyshire “It is my belief, Watson, that the lowest and vilest alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.” The words of Sherlock Holmes to Dr. Watson in The Copper Beeches sum up my aims when I decided to set my Cooper […]