The Body on Scafell Pike, S J Brooke
The Body on Scafell Pike, S J Brooke
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The Body on Scafell Pike
the first of a gripping and atmospheric new Lake District mystery series

Author: S J Brooke

Narrator: Ashley Tucker

Unabridged: 7 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Wildfire

Published: 06/01/2023


Synopsis

OUT ON THE HILLS, A KILLER IS WAITING.

'I loved everything about this book! The atmosphere, the suspense, the storyline, the characters.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
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'This gripping thriller has everything you want in a great mystery.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

The riveting, darkly atmospheric new crime series based in the iconic Cumbrian Lake District.

A renowned mountaineer and self-described 'fell runner' is found dead in a deep gully on one side of Scafell Pike within hours of announcing his intention of breaking the world record for the quickest continuous summit of every peak in the Lake District.

Only a month into the job, DI Jess Chambers had been hoping that Cumbria would offer a slower pace of policing than her native Belfast, but this first case already sees her out of her depth. A local mountain guide, Margot Voyce, proves to be her biggest asset as she begins her investigation into the mysterious death of this world-famous athlete in unfamiliar terrain.

But as legions of his online following descend on the Lakes to pay their respects, it becomes clear that this was no accident. Jess and Margot must solve the case before more blood is spilled - but in a community such as this, sometimes the truth is more dangerous than a killer.

About S J Brooke

The Body on Scafell Pike is the first DI Jess Chambers and Margot Voyce murder mystery, a series set in the spectacular Lake District national park in northwest England. S. J. Brooke lives in Kent and used to be a newspaper crime reporter.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Imogen

Being from the Lake District, this was bought for me as a Christmas gift. Unfortunately I didn’t enjoy it. Somehow both quite boring and confusing at the same time, I didn’t really warm to the characters as I didn’t feel like I learnt enough about them as true people to care. Backstories felt a litt......more

Goodreads review by Elaine

I would like to thank Netgalley and Headline for an advance copy of The Body on Scafell Pike, the first novel set in the Lake District to feature DI Jess Chambers. The body of endurance athlete James Garfield is found on Scafell Pike. Nobody is sure if his death is accidental or murder, so Jess’s fir......more


Quotes

You really can't go wrong with a setting like this, where the geography will always be the main character, and this series is definitely worth keeping an eye on. Morning Star