A Killing Frost [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

R. D. Wingfield (Author), Stephen Thorne (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 30, 2008

A gripping new investigation for the inimitable Detective Inspector Jack Frost.

The discovery of the bodies of two young girls leaves D.I. Jack Frost in a race to hunt down the killer before he, or she, can strike again. At the same time, he faces a crisis at Denton police station which could result in his being sacked.

Jack Frost, brought to magnificent life by David Jason in the TV series, staggers from crisis to crisis, his bumbling modus operandus disguising his extraordinary powers of detection.


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“Frost is a splendid creation, a cross between Rumpole and Colombo.” —The Times


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On a rainy night in Denton, Detective Inspector Jack Frost is called to the site of a macabre discovery in the woods – that of a human foot. Meanwhile a multiple rapist is on the loose, the local supermarket reports poisoned stock, and a man claims to have cut up his wife into little pieces yet can’t recall where he hid them. But it is when two young girls are reported missing in quick succession that the Denton crime wave reaches terrifying heights.

As the exhausted Frost staggers from case to case, pressured from all sides and haunted by memories of his wife, something nasty arrives at the station in the form of Detective Chief Inspector Skinner. The scheming, slippery Skinner clearly has his eye on the Superintendent’s office, but his first job is to manipulate the transfer of the unorthodox DI Jack Frost to another division. Will Frost find the missing girls before his new nemesis forces him away from Denton once and for all? --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Isis Audio; Unabridged edition (August 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0753129825
• ISBN-13: 978-0753129821
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• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The final Frost, February 26, 2010

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JoeV "Reader" (Arlington Hts, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Killing Frost (Hardcover)

This is the sixth, (and also the last - the author passed away in 2007), D.I. Frost mystery. Frost is a rumpled, chain-smoking, booze-guzzling, profane detective on the Denton, (England), police force - and bears more than a passing resemblance to Superintendant Andrew Dalziel of Reginald Hill's series - although Andy is a tad more cerebral. The Frost books are non-stop express rides with our protagonist missing meals and sleep while chasing the loose ends of a half-dozen capers - all the while avoiding his superiors and paperwork.

This book fits that mold with Frost "investigating" the disappearance of three local teens, a blackmail scheme targeting a local supermarket chain and an international child pornography ring simultaneously - while dodging a new boss who is attempting to have him transferred. No Sherlock Holmes puzzles with well thought out deductions here but still an enjoyable read.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read, August 28, 2010

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the Frost series is wonderful, and each book is better than the next. Unfortunately this is the last book in the series, but also the best. The ending is (perhaps) a little weak, but the book as a whole is excellent. If you like this series at all, this is a "must have" book.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific book, April 24, 2009

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This review is from: A Killing Frost (Mass Market Paperback)

R.D. Wingfield is one of my favorite authors. A Killing Frost like all of his Frost series is great reading. I look forward to his next book.