First Frost
DI Jack Frost series 1
$37.74
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
2 January 2012
Summary
R.D. Wingfield’s unforgettable Jack Frost returns in this gripping prequel to the bestselling series. A Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller. Perfect for fans of David Jason’s Frost and readers of Stuart MacBride and Peter James.
‘Frost is back - this is a brilliant read, I can’t recommend it highly enough’ Martina Cole
Denton, 1981. Britain is in recession, the IRA is becoming increasingly active and the country’s on alert for an outbreak of rabies.
Detective Sergeant Jack …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552161763 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0552161764 |
| Author: | James Henry |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Corgi Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 2 January 2012 |
| Weight: | 312g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 29mm |
| Series: | DI Jack Frost Prequel |
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Critics Review
One of the most successful ventriloquial acts in crime writing. * Financial Times *
Frost is back - this is a brilliant read, I can’t recommend it highly enough – MARTINA COLE
Not only a gripping mystery, but an exclusive look at Jack Frost’s early years – DAVID JASON
The success of First Frost is incontestable. This is a palpable hit… [a] dark, but glittering pearl – Barry Forshaw * INDEPENDENT *
This is great stuff. Just when you thought you’d seen the last of him, Jack Frost returns in a prequel to the series, which finds Frost in his best paisley tie tracking down a missing girl – PETER ROBINSON
Gripping, and funny with it * PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH *
Brilliantly engineered period police procedural * DAILY MIRROR *
Entertaining, well written and simply a joy to read, FIRST FROST brings one of the best-loved heroes of British crime fiction well and truly back to life * Eurocrime.co.uk *
About The Author
James Henry
James Henry is the pen name for James Gurbutt, who has long been a fan of the original R. D. Wingfield Frost books and the subsequent TV series. He works in publishing, and enjoys windsurfing and long lunches.
After a successful career writing for radio, R. D. Wingfield turned his attention to fiction, creating the character of Jack Frost. The series has been adapted for television as the perennially popular A Touch of Frost, starring David Jason. R. D. Wingfield died in 2007.
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