The Body in the Beck — Joanna Cannan

When famous climber Francis Worthington discovers the body of a man floating in a mountain pool in the Lake District, he goes on to finish his climb before reporting it. After the local police have examined the body, they realise they have a case of murder on their hands and call in Detective Inspector Price of Scotland Yard. Price is convinced that Worthington has something to hide, especially when he refuses to supply an alibi...