The Stalking Party
A Fieldsports Thriller
Published on 3. September 2015
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-910723-04-3 (ISBN)
Description
Beneath the smoothly civilised surface of the wealthy stalking party assembled for sport amid the wild grandeur of a Scottish deer forest, tensions are steadily ratcheting upwards.
Though the fishing and stalking are all they could wish, a lethal cocktail of sexual, social, and inheritance conflicts has combined to produce a highly dangerous situation in this untamed landscape where natural hazards threaten the unwary as much as man-made ones - and accidents don't always happen by chance.
D.P. Hart-Davis' fast-moving and sinister thriller is handled with aplomb by this experienced sporting author.
Though the fishing and stalking are all they could wish, a lethal cocktail of sexual, social, and inheritance conflicts has combined to produce a highly dangerous situation in this untamed landscape where natural hazards threaten the unwary as much as man-made ones - and accidents don't always happen by chance.
D.P. Hart-Davis' fast-moving and sinister thriller is handled with aplomb by this experienced sporting author.
Reviews / Votes
Unusual but gripping whodunnit.... A thoroughly entertaining read. Having picked it up, you will not be able to put it down until all is at last revealed. Just the thing to take with you to a Scottish sporting house party. * British Deer Society * A fast-moving and sinister thriller revolving around a wealthy stalking party assembled for sport amidst the grandeur of a Scottish deer forest. * Fieldsports magazine * An engaging and entertaining read. Her attention to detail in the spell-binding passages on stalking gives this thriller real gravitas among the genuine shooting community. And the author's characterisation of the main players will ring true with anyone who has spent any time in this sort of environment. But this crime thriller is not just for the green jacket brigade - it's an enjoyable read from any perspective. * Shooting Gazette *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Shropshire
United Kingdom
Illustrations
1 Maps
Dimensions
Height: 149 mm
Width: 225 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
462 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-910723-04-3 (9781910723043)
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E-Book
09/2015
Merlin Unwin Books
€8.39
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Person
After a career in magazines and journalism, D.P. Hart-Davis was fiction-buyer for the Mirror Group.
She has had 16 novels published and was a columnist for the Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail, as well as for several country magazines.
Death of a Dealer is the latest in Hart-Davis' highly-acclaimed sporting thrillers, following the success of Death of a Selkie, The Stalking Party and Death of a High Flyer.
Married to author and journalist Duff Hart-Davis, she lives on a small farm in Gloucestershire.
She has had 16 novels published and was a columnist for the Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail, as well as for several country magazines.
Death of a Dealer is the latest in Hart-Davis' highly-acclaimed sporting thrillers, following the success of Death of a Selkie, The Stalking Party and Death of a High Flyer.
Married to author and journalist Duff Hart-Davis, she lives on a small farm in Gloucestershire.