Death in the Countryside

The sudden disappearance of a local woman reopens an old case in a small English town where everyone knows everyone's business.

This debut police dog mystery will delight fans of Ann Cleeves and Margaret Mizushima.

Sergeant Ali Wren has recently returned to her charming Yorkshire hometown of Heft, accompanied by her trusty canine companion Officer PD Wilson, a Springer Spaniel with a nose for trouble. Together they are the police force quietly serving the town.

When Brian, an older resident, reports his wife, Melody, missing, Ali at first suspects a routine case. Melody, tired of playing dutiful wife to an inattentive husband, may simply have left. But suspicion soon begins to mount when it emerges that Brian's first wife died under tragic circumstances and Ali uncovers evidence of Melody's recent puzzling behavior.

Author: Maria Malone
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
Published: 08/12/2025
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
ISBN13: 9798892422697
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Police Procedural
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Women Sleuths

About the Author
Born in the North-East of England, Maria Malone worked in print journalism and television news and features. She has written TV companion books, ghosted celebrity autobiographies, and is a former Yorkshire Press Awards Journalist of the Year and Feature Writer of the Year.