description: It's a long, hot summer in the Peak District, but the blue skies are darkened by police helicopters and the sound of birdsong is drowned out by the increasing hysteria of a full-scale search operation for a missing teenage girl. Laura Vernon is smart, sexy and the keeper of many secrets, but now she's lying dead in a thicket in the heart of the country.The first outing for Derbyshire detective duo Ben Cooper and Diane Fry, and the beginnings of a complex relationship.
language: English
title: Black Dog
titlecomplete: Black Dog (Ben Cooper & Diane Fry, #1)
genres: Thriller, Detective, Adult Fiction, Crime, Suspense, British Literature, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Police
ratings_count: 5853
places: Peak District, Derbyshire, England
series: Ben Cooper & Diane Fry
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Barry Award
category: Best British Crime Novel, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best First Mystery
publisher: Recorded Books, LLC