The Sins of the Old Fellas

Hare coursing is illegal, but someone is at it - and Sergeant Kathy Stone is certain that she knows who. Then, when a protected family of pearl mussels is taken from his stretch of the River Kent, Owen Irvine is equally sure that he knows who's responsible. But is either of the sleuthing duo actually right? Or could both of them be guilty of simply 'giving a dog a bad name'?

The seventh instalment of J J Salkeld's acclaimed 'A Natural Detective' sees Owen Irvine, Kathy Stone, Sandy Smith and the rest of the regular team coming to grips with some serious offences against protected animal species, and all in the apparently tranquil surroundings of England's glorious Lake District. Meanwhile hard-grafting DS Ian Mann is trying to save a local scallywag from the greatest threat to his wellbeing - the kid's own father.