{"product_id":"fear-in-the-new-forest-a-gripping-and-unputdownable-british-crime-mystery-paperback","title":"Fear in the New Forest: a gripping and unputdownable British crime mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLinda Mather\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A neat, taut police procedural, in which tensions between the investigators are as intriguing as the crimes.' Diamond Dagger Award winner Simon Brett OBE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetective Elinor Saxby thinks she's found her perfect rural retreat\u003c\/strong\u003e: a crooked little cottage amid the towering pines of the New Forest. \u003cstrong\u003eBut bad things still happen in beautiful places . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a lonely stretch of shingle, where the Solent laps the forest's edge, something terrible is about to wash ashore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe bloated body of a young man\u003c\/strong\u003e. Several days dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA ragged wound gapes in his chest. Because this was no accident. He's been shot at close range, then \u003cem\u003edumped\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCity cop Elinor's on the case - and utterly out of her depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe frosty coastguard tells Elinor the victim is a stranger. \u003cem\u003eFrom out of town\u003c\/em\u003e. But Elinor would swear she knows more than she's saying . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore long, a second body is discovered\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003edeep in the forest\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSame wound. Same cold-blooded MO. \u003cstrong\u003eSame killer?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's up to Elinor to unravel the truth from the lies, before more victims die. But she'd better watch her back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause here in the New Forest, secrets run deeper - and darker - than the murky waters of the Solent itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrusting the wrong person might just cost Elinor everything . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFans of Ann Cleeves, Elly Griffiths, Stig Abell and Carol Cole are sure to be mesmerized by this atmospheric British mystery, set amid the hauntingly beautiful terrain of the New Forest.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREADERS LOVE LINDA MATHER: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eA born storyteller\u003c\/strong\u003e.' Judith Cutler, author of \u003cem\u003eDetective Fran Harman Mysteries\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Moody, immersive, and threaded with tension, this is a mystery that settles around you like fog - \u003cstrong\u003equiet at first, then impossible to shake\u003c\/strong\u003e. A \u003cstrong\u003ewonderfully atmospheric\u003c\/strong\u003e read for anyone who loves their crime fiction with heart, shadows, and a strong sense of place.' Leanne, NetGalley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I was completely drawn in from the first page . . . \u003cstrong\u003emoody\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eimmersive\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003equietly unsettling\u003c\/strong\u003e in a way that makes it impossible to step away.' MoMo, Amazon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A \u003cstrong\u003egripping yarn\u003c\/strong\u003e.' Edward Marston, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Railway Detective\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMEET THE SLEUTH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty-something Elinor Saxby is a Birmingham CID legend: disciplined, intelligent and independent to a fault. A gifted detective chief inspector who should have climbed even higher - were it not for the deeply traumatic case that ruined \u003cem\u003eeverything\u003c\/em\u003e. Leaving her battling insomnia, PTSD and a lingering sense that she'll never fully outrun her past. Will moving to New Forest CID - and a secluded new home in the country - bring Elinor the peace she craves? Or is she about to get more than she bargained for . . . ?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE SETTING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Forest National Park is a place of bleak beauty: an ancient landscape of dense pine woods, open heathland and winding lanes where wild ponies roam freely. The air is thick with the scent of resin and salt from the nearby coast, and the shifting light through the trees creates pockets of shadow and secrecy. Idyllic on the surface, with its secluded villages and luxury retreats, it is also a place where isolation runs deep - where something can happen unseen, and the forest itself seems to hold its breath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 290\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56367877685553,"sku":"9781805737711","price":18.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/xj9BUV3dlW9781805737711.webp?v=1789775563","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/fear-in-the-new-forest-a-gripping-and-unputdownable-british-crime-mystery-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}