A death to record - Rebecca Tope

When the body of herdsman Sean O'Farrell was discovered in one of the farm buildings, Detective Sergeant Den Cooper is more than happy to cast one of the local farmers, Gordon Hillcock, in the role of chief suspect.
After all, it is a well-known fact that there was no love lost between Gordon and the victim.
And besides Den has a little grudge of his own - Gordon is currently dating Den's ex-fiance Lilah and was actually the reason she dumped him only a few short months before their wedding.However, Den did not plan on Lilah's determination to protect her new lover.
How far will she go to make sure that Den directs his suspicions elsewhere?

Rebecca Tope is the author of three bestselling crime series, set in the Cotswolds, Lake District and West Country. She lives on a smallholding in rural Herefordshire, where she enjoys the silence and plants a lot of trees.