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First Frost

DI Jack Frost series 1

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First Frost

By: James Henry
Narrated by: David Jason
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It's the early 1980s - Britain is in recession, the IRA is becoming increasingly active, and a case of rabies has just been reported in a neighbouring county.

Detective Sergeant Jack Frost, now in his early forties, is working under his mentor and inspiration Detective Inspector Bert Williams. But when DI Williams fails to turn up for work, DS Frost is temporarily put in charge of a sensitive investigation into a missing twelve-year-old girl.

Julie Hudson has recently been snatched by a man from a department store changing room. And to add to this a gang of youths is terrorising a housing estate, a baby is mauled in broad daylight, the body of a blind man is found in a canal, a sex game has gone fatally wrong - and there's still no sign of Bert Williams.

As Frost moves from case to case, he seems to be the only person seriously trying to locate DI Williams. And then his boss's dead body is found, and things get a whole lot more complicated...

 Crime Fiction Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime Detective
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Critic reviews

One of the most successful ventriloquial acts in crime writing.
I was delighted to read FIRST FROST. Not only a gripping mystery, but an exclusive look at Jack Frost's early years (David Jason)
This is brilliant! A must for all fans of Frost, but also so much more. Gripping, finely written, it stands as a classic, period crime thriller in its own right (Peter James)
Frost is back - this is a brilliant read, I can't recommend it highly enough (Martina Cole)
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, bestselling author of the Inspector Banks series)
...it's dark and satisfying and beautifully read by David Jason (Kati Nicholl)
All stars
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A great, entertaining story, especially read by David Jason. With this audio you get exactly what it says on the tin! An easy listen.

Typical Jack Frost

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It was interesting as a prequel and kept interest as it had a good pace

David Jason’s reading and the story

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excellent story kept my good lady entertained during a long drive . I enjoyed it too latching onto the bits I could without compromising my driving.

drive time entertainment

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A captivating, twisty-turny story, full of colourful characters that's makes you listen very hard to the story in order to know what's going on. Plus, Sir David Jason reading it makes it even better - brings back memories watching A Touch of Frost.

Can't wait to listen to the 2nd one!

Brilliant!

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