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Death At The White Hart

Doctor Who: Adventures in Lockdown

The Parkwood Murders

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For its loyal guests, Parkwood Holiday Village in west Dorset is a haven: woodland walks, a tranquil lake, service around the clock.Until, just after midsummer, a body is found floating in the swimming pool.Detective Nicola Bridge, exhausted by worries about her troubled teenage son, faces a resort full of suspects: a husband lying about his whereabouts, a high ropes instructor hiding unexplained scars, and a polished new manager with a dangerous secret.With hundreds of guests and staff on site, Nicola must race to uncover a web of lies before the killer disappears.Or strikes again...

Detective Nicola Bridge returns in the thrilling new novel from Chris Chibnall, creator of Broadchurch and showrunner of Seven Dials, and Sunday Times bestselling author of Death at the White Hart 
'This guy knows how to tell a story, that's for sure’ Lee Child 
******* For its many repeat customers, Parkwood Holiday Village in west Dorset is a haven – an idyllic woodland, a tranquil lake, customer service around the clock. 
 
Until, just before dawn the day after midsummer, a body is found in the resort’s swimming pool . 
 
Detective Nicola Bridge, exhausted from late nights worrying about her increasingly errant teenage son, faces an endless stream of potential witnesses. But as she speaks to the guests and staff, she soon uncovers an interconnected web of secrets and lies. 
 
Was the killer the guest who lied to his wife about where he was that night? 
 
Was it the arrogant high ropes instructor who’s unable to explain his recent scars? 
 
Or might it be the new resort manager, an impeccably put-together woman with a very big secret? 
 
With hundreds of restless guests and staff on site, Nicola knows the clock is ticking to find the killer before they disappear for good. 
Or before they strike again…

For its many repeat customers, Parkwood Holiday Village in west Dorset is a haven – an idyllic woodland, a tranquil lake, customer service around the clock. 
 
 
Until, just before dawn the day after midsummer, the resort’s former manager is found dead in the swimming pool. 
 
 
Detective Nicola Walker, exhausted from late nights worrying about her increasingly errant teenage son, faces an endless stream of potential witnesses. But as she speaks to the guests and staff, she soon uncovers an interconnected web of secrets and lies. 
 
 
Was the killer the guest who lied to his wife about where he was that night? 
 
 
Was it the arrogant high ropes instructor who’s unable to explain his recent scars? 
 
 
Or might it be the new resort manager, an impeccably put-together woman with a very dark past? 
 
 
And then Nicola discovers this isn’t the first unsolved murder at Parkwood. 
 
 
Which means if she can’t find the killer soon, it might not be the last…

Chris Chibnall is a BAFTA, Royal Television Society, Broadcasting Press Guild and Peabody award-winning screenwriter, executive producer, and playwright whose work has been seen, translated and remade all around the world. He is the recipient of the prestigious FIPA Prix D’Honneur, and honorary doctorates from Edge Hill University and Sheffield Hallam University. His television work includes Broadchurch – remade as Gracepoint in the US and Malaterra in France – The Great Train Robbery, Doctor Who, Torchwood and Life on Mars. Death at the White Hart is his debut novel.

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