A bleak moor. A brutal crime. A puzzle written in blood.
A dark regional UK psychological thriller perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves and J.M. Dalgliesh who crave atmospheric suspense, isolated landscapes, and deep secrets.A brutal killing takes place on the windswept wilderness of Dartmoor: a landscape of treacherous bogs and a closed community built on ancient grudges.
A SUSPECT
Literature Lecturer Adrian Moody returns to his isolated home to find his wife, Beatrice, brutally murdered. For the working-class academic hiding behind university walls, he is instantly branded the prime suspect by detectives looking for a quick arrest.
A CLUE
The police are blind to the evidence, but Adrian notices the intricate details others miss. Using his years of decoding classic literature to parse the twisted text of a real-world killer.
A TRAP
As Adrian unpicks Beatrice’s past, dark secrets begin to surface. Soon, he must treat this deception as a masterpiece of malice before the shifting moorland fog buries the truth. And him with it.
Fighting the Dead is the gripping start to a dark, atmospheric new UK crime thriller series.
Genre: Mystery