First Frost

DI Jack Frost series 1

James Henry

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Corgi
02 January 2012

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery

Series: DI Jack Frost Prequel

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 Frost is working under his mentor and inspiration DI Bert Williams, and coping badly with his increasingly strained marriage.

But DI Williams is nowhere to be seen. So when a 12-year-old girl goes missing from a department store changing room, DS Frost is put in charge of the investigation...

'One of the most successful ventriloquial acts in crime writing.' Financial Times

By: James Henry
Imprint: Corgi
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 314g
ISBN: 9780552161763
ISBN 10: 0552161764
Series: DI Jack Frost Prequel
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 02 January 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

James Henry is the pen name for James Gurbutt and Henry Sutton. James Gurbutt is a publisher at Constable & Robinson, R.D. Wingfield's original publisher back in the 1980s. Henry Sutton is the author of seven novels under his own name. His latest, Get Me Out Of Here, was published by Harvill Secker in January 2010. He is the Books Editor of the Daily Mirror, and teaches creative writing at the UEA.

Reviews for First Frost: DI Jack Frost series 1

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