Black Dog is the debut novel by author Stephen Booth in the Cooper and Fry series of novels, set in the Peak District.

[1] Black Dog won the 2001 Barry Award for the Best British Crime Novel.

[2] A teenager goes missing and her body is found by a retired miner, who is not completely forthcoming with the police.

DC Ben Cooper, a local, must work with DC Diane Fry, who is new to the area, to solve the crime.