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Death At The White Hart

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About the book

The Sunday Times bestseller Waterstones Thriller of the Month
Soon to be a major ITV series

Discover the must-read mystery everyone's talking about, from the creator of Broadchurch

'A masterclass whodunnit' Gillian McAllister
'Everything I love in a crime novel' Jennie Godfrey

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The body is found abandoned in the middle of a Dorset country road - 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 . . .

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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

Editions (5)

ISBN9781405959513
PublisherPenguin Books Ltd (UK)
Publication Date09/25/25
Pages368

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  • _noemi_
    _noemi_

    17 Followers

    3.0

    A debut crime novel

    I liked the television works of Chibnall - especially Broadchurch - so I gladly gave this novel a try. It definitely was entertaining though it remains, noticeably, a debut. There's definitely potential upwards for upcoming books. Still a quick enough read with enough interesting plot points to be worth a look into.

    Apr 7, 2026

  • greatbrit_annia
    greatbrit_annia

    4 Followers

    4.0

    Hat mir gut gefallen. Ein klassisches 'whodunnit' in einem englischen Dorf, tolle Charaktere, nette Umgebung. Schöne Bildsprache. Hoffentlich ist es der Auftakt einer Reihe.

    Nov 13, 2025

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