Stephen Booth

Dealing mainly with the works of William Shakespeare, the essays in Close Readings without Readings reflect Stephen Booth’s lifelong interest in uncovering the ways great literature works upon readers. As the book’s title suggests, the author does not aim to create new or novel interpretations or to uncover the political agendas of literary works, but to notice language patterns—repetitions, analogies, correspondences, echoes, overtones—and other ways in which the choice and the arrangement of words affect readers. For Booth, close reading is a practice of attentiveness. He notices how, why, and in what ways Shakespeare’s works affect his readers. Whether readers agree with the premises of a literary work or not, they subject themselves, knowingly or not, to its effects. For Booth, what we value in literature is the experience. He has devoted his own work to recognizing the nature, process, and functions of reading literature, and to teaching others to do the same. Recent years have seen Booth’s efforts recognized by volumes dedicated both to close reading and to his achievements as editor, scholar, critic, and teacher.

On a rain-swept hillside, hounds from the local foxhunt discover the body of a well-dressed man. At that exact moment, an anonymous caller reports the same body . . . lying half a mile away.It's only the first in a series of baffling clues as Ben Cooper and Diane Fry--partners and rivals on the detective force --plunge into a case involving horses, spectacular wealth, and a mysterious "plague village" where a centuries-old outbreak of Black Death has been transformed into a modern tourist attraction.As the spring rain falls and the body count rises, Cooper and Fry's investigation twists back to the recent past. A killer lurks in the shadows there--a killer now hiding in plain sight . . .Atmospheric and ingenious, packed with suspense and secrets, The Kill Call is an unforgettable thriller from an unforgettable writer.

The breathtaking new thriller starring DS Ben Cooper and DS Diane Fry

Who killed Laura Vernon?The helicopters are halted. The dogs are called off. The search for beautiful, teenaged Laura Vernon is over. Her body is found, mutilated, in the forest.When he takes on the case, Ben Cooper is paired with a new partner: Diane Fry, a woman as tenacious as she is alluring. The two detectives are like fire and gasoline. But they must learn to work together to apprehend a killer who is hiding in plain sight.This relentless, atmospheric thriller is perfect for readers of New York Times bestselling authors Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson, and for viewers of the hit TV series The Killing.

Mansell Quinn pääsee vankilasta elinkautisen kärsittyään ja katoaa. Tapahtuu jälleen murha, ja näyttää että asialla on jälleen Quinn, ja uhka kohdistuu kaikkiin jutun kanssa tekemisissä olleisiin, välillisesti myös konstaapeli Ben Cooperiin. Mutta onko kaikki miltä näyttää? Cooper alkaa epäillä, että Quinnille tuomion tuoneen murhan tutkimuksissa ei kaikki ollut kohdallaan, ja tuoreiden tapausten tutkinta avaa vähä vähältä mutkikasta ihmissuhteiden vyyhtiä. Taustalla on seudun laaja luolasto, johon Cooper on juuri joutunut tutustumaan.

A dark psychological thriller featuring Diane Fry and Ben Cooper, in which a small community is ripped apart by arson and murder. â??Ingenious plotting and richly atmosphericâ?? â?? Reginald Hill.

Guilt, sacrifice and redemption in a freezing Derbyshire winter in this tense psychological thriller from the acclaimed author of â??Black Dogâ??.

Dark, intense and utterly compelling, â??Black Dogâ?? was an extraordinary first novel from a writer who has rapidly become the most promising crime author to emerge in the genre in years.

Kinder Scout on Peak Districtin korkein vuori. Sen soisella ylängöllä eksyy paksussa sumussa patikkaseurue, jonka johtajan intohimona on kansallispuiston perustamiseen johtaneen vuoden 1932 joukkotunkeutumisen muisto. Nainen putoaa jyrkänteeltä - tai työnnettiin alas. Rikoskomisario Ben Cooper saa havaita, että monella patikkakerhon jäsenistä saattaa olla jokin syy murhata nainen. Samaan aikaan Cooperin entinen työtoveri, vakavien rikosten yksikön ylikonstaapeli Diane Fry joutuu pyytämään apua Cooperilta, jolla itselläänkin on yhteys asiaan. - Putoa ja kuole on Cooper & Fry -sarjan neljästoista suomennos.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1998.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1998.

Set in and around the dark, misty canals of Lichfield, Stephen Booth's incredible new novel is awash with mystery.When council officer Chris Buckley is approached by an odd old man demanding help in healing a decades-old family rift, he sends the stranger away.But then the old man is murdered, and the police arrive on the Chris's doorstep asking questions to which he has no answers.As Chris begins to look into the circumstances of the murder, he uncovers a deadly secret in the silt and mud of the local canals that he'll realise was better kept buried.PRAISE FOR STEPHEN BOOTH'Makes high summer as terrifying as midwinter'Val McDermid'A modern master'Guardian'Crime writing of the finest quality'Daily Mail'Ingenious plotting and richly atmospheric'Reginald Hill'A first-rate mystery'Sunday Telegraph

Kymmenen vuotta sitten Reece Boweria syytettiin vaimonsa murhasta. Hän kiisti kaiken, eikä ruumistakaan löytynyt, joten tapaus ei edennyt oikeusistuimeen. Sitten Bower katoaa itse ja samalla vanhakin tapaus ajankohtaistuu. Komisario Ben Cooperin pomo, ylitarkastaja Hazel Branagh oli vanhan tapauksen tutkinnanjohtaja ja ohjeistaa Cooperia kaivelemaan myös sitä. Jotta murhatutkinta voidaan käynnistää, tarvitaan ruumis, ja sen - vai kahden - etsiminen vie hänet jälleen Peak Districtin luoliin ja hylättyihin kaivosonkaloihin. Samaan aikaan piirin vakavien rikosten yksikön ylikonstaapeli Diane Fry tutkii puolalaisen maahanmuuttajan murhaa. Brexitiin johtanut ilmapiiri lepää raskaana tapauksen yllä . - Hämärän peitossa on Boothin 13. suomennos.

Invånarna i Peak District är vana vid att turister strövar omkring bland de böljande kullarna och vindlande dalarna. Men den här sommaren dyker en annan typ av besökare upp, och lämnar efter sig ett spår av döda kroppar och hemligheter.En serie självmord i området kastar in kriminalkommissarie Ben Cooper och hans team i Derbyshire i en kapplöpning mot tiden för att hitta ett samband mellan till synes slumpartade handlingar. De har ingen chans att förutse var nästa kropp ska dyka upp. Samtidigt upptäcker Diane Fry vid polisen i Nottingham att ett nyckelvittne har försvunnit.Vad är dödens mystiska hemligheter?Och är det så att något av offren inte alls tog sitt eget liv?

Set in and around the dark, misty canals of Lichfield, Stephen Booth's incredible new novel is awash with mystery.When council officer Chris Buckley is approached by an odd old man demanding help in healing a decades-old family rift, he sends the stranger away.But then the old man is murdered, and the police arrive on the Chris's doorstep asking questions to which he has no answers.As Chris begins to look into the circumstances of the murder, he uncovers a deadly secret in the silt and mud of the local canals that he'll realise was better kept buried.PRAISE FOR STEPHEN BOOTH'Makes high summer as terrifying as midwinter'Val McDermid'A modern master'Guardian'Crime writing of the finest quality'Daily Mail'Ingenious plotting and richly atmospheric'Reginald Hill'A first-rate mystery'Sunday Telegraph

The dramatic, gripping new CooperFry crime thriller from bestseller Stephen Booth sees the stunning Peak District backdrop prove fatal for one walking party.