Dead Ringer

by Judith Cook

The first in a brand-new series featuring an ex-cop turned environmental crusader John Latymer is happily settled with his new wife Tess and part-time job as a tour guide. When he witnesses a violent brawl in a small Cornish harbour-town, and when a body is discovered off the coast nearby, he cannot help but become embroiled in the ensuing investigations. Dead Ringer exposes the dark side of the fishing industry as well as tackling sensitive environmental issues.

352 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2003

About the author

Judith Cook was a lecturer in theatre at the University of Exeter. She wrote several mysteries based on the casebooks of Dr Simon Forman, an Elizabethan doctor and astrologer.