‘A funny, frantic, utterly refreshing brew’ – Sunday TelegraphDetective Inspector Jack Frost, officially on duty, is nevertheless determined to sneak off to a colleague’s leaving party. But first the corpse of a well-known local junkie is found blocking the drain of a Denton public lavatory – and then the daughter of a wealthy businessman is reported missing. And now a wave of crime threatens to submerge sleepy Denton.A robbery occurs at the town’s notorious strip joint, the pampered son of a local MP is suspected of a hit-and-run offence and, to top it all, a multiple rapist is on the loose. But the manic Frost manages to assure his superior that all is under control.Now he has only to convince himself…

Another fabulous crime novel from the creator of A Touch of FrostAbout the AuthorAfter a successful career writing for radio, R.D. Wingfield turned his attention to fiction and created the character of D.I. Jack Frost, who has featured in the titles A Touch of Frost, Frost at Christmas, Night Frost, Hard Frost, Winter Frost and A Killing 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.ReviewsA funny, frantic, utterly refreshing brew * Sunday Telegraph *What impresses most is the extraordinarily vivid interplay between the police characters. Frost himself is spendidly drawn * The Times *Book InformationISBN 9780552145558Author R D WingfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Corgi BooksPublisher Transworld Publishers LtdWeight(grams) 220gDimensions(mm) 176mm * 106mm * 34mm