THE acclaimed writer of Broadchurch and show runner of Dr Who, Chris Chibnell, will be on home ground when he launches his new book, Death at the White Hart, at Bridport Arts Centre on Monday 24th March.

The story is set in the picturesque (fictional) Dorset village of Fleetcombe, which has two pubs, a small playground and enough charming cottages to keep a thatcher in business. It’s the last place you’d expect a grisly murder.

A body is discovered tied to a chair in the middle of a nearby road, with a stag’s antlers on its head. The victim is soon identified as the landlord of the White Hart pub. Detective Nicola Bridge is not short of suspects. In a small village, the pub landlord knows everyone’s business but beneath the idyllic surface, the residents of Fleetcombe have plenty they want to keep hidden.

He will be talking to Jennie Godfrey, the author of best-selling The List of Suspicious Things.