From the multi-award-winning writer of Broadchurch and Doctor Who comes a dark propulsive
crime debut from a true master of suspense. A Sunday Times bestseller and the Waterstones
Thriller of the Month - the must-read mystery everyone's talking about ' 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 -- 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 . . . --
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