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Murder at Haweswater: a gripping British crime mystery

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Availability:In StockContributor:David M. ThorpeSeries:Detective Simon Wayland MysteriesPublish date:4/13/2026Pages:300
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Book FolksISBN-13:9781804623855ISBN-10:1804623857UPC:9781804623855Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Mystery & Detective, Thrillers, CrimeBook Topic:Police Procedural, CrimeSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.75 inchesWeight:0.268Product ID:SCDBTK8242

A BRAND-NEW GRIPPING BRITISH DETECTIVE SERIES SET IN THE ATMOSPHERIC LAKE DISTRICT.

Detective Simon Wayland hoped his move to the Lake District would bring a quieter life - fewer late nights and fewer bodies. But when the wreckage of a plane is discovered in Haweswater Reservoir, Wayland immediately recognises the aircraft registration.

It belongs to a plane that vanished fifteen years ago.

As divers search the wreckage, they uncover human remains - including the body of a police detective who disappeared during the original investigation.

A long-forgotten investigation is very much alive again.

Now Wayland and his small Cumbrian team must reopen a case that powerful criminals believed was buried forever.

Because someone went to great lengths to keep the truth at the bottom of Haweswater.

And they may not be finished yet.

Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Peter Robinson, and LJ Ross.

MEET DETECTIVE SIMON WAYLAND

A seasoned detective with decades of experience, Detective Inspector Simon Wayland has traded the chaos of city policing for the quieter rhythms of the Lake District. Thoughtful, observant and quietly stubborn, Wayland prefers patience and instinct to flashy police work. He enjoys the simple pleasures of life among the fells - long drives in his beloved vintage MG, a good pint in a village pub and the steady partnership of a small but loyal team. But even in the calmest corners of Cumbria, trouble has a habit of finding him.

THE SETTING

The Lake District is a land of sweeping mountains, quiet villages and deep, shadowed waters. Tourists come for the beauty, but those who live here know the fells can hide more than breathtaking views. In these close-knit communities, where history runs deep and memories are long, old secrets have a way of rising to the surface.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Book FolksISBN-13:9781804623855ISBN-10:1804623857UPC:9781804623855Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Mystery & Detective, Thrillers, CrimeBook Topic:Police Procedural, CrimeSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.75 inchesWeight:0.268Product ID:SCDBTK8242
Thorpe, David M.: - "David Thorpe was born in London but grew up on the East Coast. While he always loved the seascapes and big skies of East Anglia, it was his first visit to Cumbria in his mid-twenties that would change his life forever. Falling instantly in love with the dramatic landscapes of mysterious clouded fells towering over jewel like lakes, it didn't matter where else he travelled in the world, he would always come back to the Lake District.A career in commerce saw him travel extensively in the UK, Europe and Scandinavia and led to several relocations, including Oxfordshire and Yorkshire - always steadily northward. Upon retirement, he finally achieved his long-held desire to live in the Lakes. Despite being a born and bred southerner, the move felt like coming home.The DI Wayland mysteries are firmly rooted in the hills and lakes of Cumbria and the inspiration always comes from David finding himself in a beautiful location and suddenly thinking, 'what if...?' The joy of writing the novels comes from observing Wayland and his team navigate the landscape as they attempt to unravel the series of knots that tie the truth behind who could have committed such a crime in such a beautiful place. David also enjoys writing in other genre; more of which may be to come.David is married with two grown up children and two grandchildren. When not writing, he loves walking the fells but although he has climbed many of the 214 fells recorded in the guidebooks written by the famous Alfred Wainwright, he has always avoided noting which ones he has and hasn't climbed. He enjoys many different styles of music and has played the guitar for many years but always with more enthusiasm than talent. When time allows, he is also attempting to keep an elderly British sportscar on the road, but as a wise man once said: Rust Never Sleeps."
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