Book info

• Title A Lethal Frost
• Author Danny Miller
• Year 2018
• Genre Mystery

Denton, 1984. After a morning’s betting at the races, bookmaker George Price is found in his car, barely alive with a bullet in his head. As he’s rushed to hospital, Detective Inspector Jack Frost and the Denton police force start their hunt for the would-be murderer. But with a long list of enemies who might want the bookie dead, the team have got their work cut out for them. And with a slew of other crimes hitting the area, from counterfeit goods to a violent drugs gangs swamping Denton with cheap heroin, the stakes have never been higher. Will Frost find the answers he’s looking for before things go from bad to worse?

Thoughts

You get mixed results with these Inspector Frost prequels, but I really enjoyed this one. I feel like the character is leaning more towards the one in the TV show, portrayed by David Jason, so it’s a bit of a drift from the character in the original books, but it’s a slightly more likeable version so happy to go with it. A good mystery, moving story, and plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing and gasping.

Rating: 4 / 5