The Ballard Down Murder – at a glance Key facts about The Ballard Down Murder, a DC0.5 novella in the Dorset Crime series by Rachel McLean: Title: The Ballard Down Murder Series: Dorset Crime (DC0.5, novella) Author: Rachel McLean Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing Genre: British police procedural crime fiction; detective fiction; murder mystery (novella) Setting: Ballard Down, the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England Protagonist: DS Dennis Frampton, Dorset Police Major Crime Investig