Death At The White Hart

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The gripping and brilliant debut crime novel from the universally acclaimed creator of TV series BROADCHURCH The villagers of Fleetcombe like to think of it as one of the most picturesque spots in Dorset- two pubs, a small playground, enough gorgeous cottages to keep a thatcher in business. It's the last place you'd expect such a grisly murder. A body is discovered, tied to a chair in the middle of a nearby road, a stag's antlers on his head. The victim is soon identified- Jim Tiernan, landlord of the White Hart pub. Detective Nicola Bridge is not short of suspects- in a small village, the pub landlord knows everyone's business. And beneath the idyllic surface, the residents of Fleetcombe have plenty they want to keep hidden. Someone knows what happened to Jim Tiernan. Someone who drank with him in the busy pub the night he died. Someone who might just be dangerous enough to kill again. As the village's many dark secrets come to the surface, can Nicola catch the killer before it's too late

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With a confounding crime and a stellar cast of characters, Death at the White Hart is everything I love in a crime novel, with a community set-up that I hope means this will become a much-loved series -- Jennie Godfrey, bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things
Brilliant characterisation and fabulous suspense - as unputdownable as you'd expect from the writer of Broadchurch -- Jenny Colgan
A masterclass whodunnit from the creator of Broadchurch - moody, immersive, and surprising too. I didnt dare hope it would be better than Broadchurch, but it is -- Gillian McAllister

Author Bio

Chris Chibnall is a BAFTA, Royal Television Society, Broadcasting Press Guild and Peabody award-winning screenwriter, executive producer, and playwright whose work has been seen, translated and remade all around the world. He is the recipient of the prestigious FIPA Prix D'Honneur, and honorary doctorates from Edge Hill University and Sheffield Hallam University. His television work includes Broadchurch - remade as Gracepoint in the US and Malaterra in France - The Great Train Robbery, Doctor Who, Torchwood and Life on Mars. Death at the White Hart will publish in hardback, ebook and audiobook in March 2025.