Book 20: "Black Dog" by Stephen Booth

[kittiwake]

Cooper looked again at the summit of Win Low and the Witches There was a n ancient pack horse road crossing the tore, beneath the shadow of the twisted rocks. But it would be a brave traveller who went that way at night. It was all too easy to imagine the black hounds of the legends growling up there on the dark ridge, waiting to pounce.
And once the black dogs of hell were on your back, you could nee shake them off.

This is the first in a series of police procedurals set in the Peak District. I've read a couple of them before, but I was glad to get hold of a copy of the first book and discover the origins of the strained professional relationship between police officers Ben Cooper and Diane Fry. The mystery at the heart of the story involves strong bonds of family and friendship, and local boy Cooper and incomer Fry take very different approaches to the investigation.

I loved the cover, too. It's an atmospheric picture of lichen-covered crags under a lowering sky, which fits the story's Peak District location perfectly.

Reviews of Books 17 to 20 cross-posted to 50bookchallenge.