First Frost
A Mystery
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4.0 • 9 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
The tantalizing prequel to the detective novels of the late R. D. Wingfield featuring Detective Jack Frost—in the vein of Jill Paton Walsh's reinvention of the works of Dorothy L. Sayers
"Brilliant! A must for all fans of Frost, but also so much more. Gripping, finely written . . . A classic, period crime thriller." Thus raves Peter James about A Touch of Frost, a prequel to the detective novels of R.D. Wingfield, who died in 2007.
In the tradition of Midsomer Murders, A Touch of Frost is one of England's longest running series of all time, and the gruff, non-conformist cop Jack Frost is as much a part of England's detective tradition as P.D. James's Adam Dalgleish or Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse. Now, by special arrangement with R.D. Wingfield's estate, this smashing new mystery has been written to give new life to this beloved policeman. In James Henry's First Frost, Detective Sergeant Jack Frost is dealing with the disappearance of his mentor. When a twelve-year-old girl goes missing from a department store changing room, Frost is put in charge of the case. Perfect for fans who have devoured A Touch of Frost on Netflix Instant as well as for those who love police procedurals, readers everywhere will applaud the return of detective Jack Frost in this pitch-perfect mystery.
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Fans of the British TV series A Touch of Frost, based on R.D. Wingfield's novels, will welcome this prequel, set in the 1970s, from Henry (the pen name of James Gurbutt and Henry Sutton). As a young detective sergeant new to his position in the Denton CID, Frost has a wide range of matters to resolve, including the disappearance of 12-year-old Julie Hudson from a department store in the middle of the day. Also missing is Det. Insp. Bert Williams, Frost's supervisor, who the reader soon learns has been grievously wounded after an encounter with a ruthless criminal gang. The Hudson case becomes trickier to resolve when someone gives the girl's mother a severe beating. Those unfamiliar with David Jason's portrayal of Frost on the screen may have a hard time figuring out what the fuss is about; for the rest, this serves as a credible backstory for a beloved character.
