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Death At The White Hart

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A masterclass whodunnit from the creator of Broadchurch - moody, immersive, and surprising too. I didn’t dare hope it would be better than Broadchurch, but it is

With a confounding crime and a stellar cast of characters, Death at the White Hart is everything I love in a crime novel, with a community set-up that I hope means this will become a much-loved series

Jennie Godfrey, bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things

Brilliant characterisation and fabulous suspense - as unputdownable as you'd expect from the writer of Broadchurch

Layered, human, suspenseful and surprising - this guy knows how to tell a story, that's for sure.

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 From the multi-award winning creator of BROADCHURCH and showrunner of DOCTOR WHO, get ready for the most exciting crime fiction debut of 2025...****** 
 
A picture-perfect village.A harrowing crime scene.A web of secrets.A victim who knew all of them.Introducing Detective Nicola Bridge, in the unputdownable debut novel from one of the Britain&rsquo;s most acclaimed storytellers. 
 
 
&copy; Chris Chibnall 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

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.

The villagers of Bradcombe like to think of it as being one of the picturesque spots in the south-west. Two pubs, an old church, enough beautiful cottages to keep a thatcher in business. 
 
And now a crime scene. 
 
Jim Tiernan, landlord of the White Hart pub, is found murdered in the early hours of the morning. A stag's antlers tied to his head - a personal vendetta, or a hint at a macabre ritualistic killer? 
 
Jim's pub is at the centre of the village community. He knew everyone. He knew their secrets. 
 
Because behind the picture-perfect façade, the people of Bradcombe have a lot to hide. And now Detective Nicola Bridge is asking questions. Is she ready for what she's about to find?

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