review written and read live on bookshow by Brian Lowen 12th June 2014
I will quote the
blurb on the back cover of the book as it is very good (unlike some I have
read)
D I Jack Frost,
officially on duty is nevertheless determined to sneak off to a colleague’s
farewell party in the canteen upstairs where there is free booze and food. But first the corpse of a well- known local
down and outer has been found blocking the drain of a local public toilet, and
when Frost attempts to join the revels later on he is diverted to a missing
person’s case – the daughter of a wealthy business man has been reported
missing.
Sleepy Denton has
never known anything like the crime wave that now threatens to submerge it. A
robbery occurs at the Town’s notorious strip joint, the Coconut Grove, 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.
Frost is reeling
under the strain, his paperwork is still in arrears and now, more than ever,
his self- righteous colleagues would love to see him sacked. But Frost plods on
in his own inimitable style, ignoring correct procedures and causing his boss,
Supt. Mullet to tear his hair out. It is interesting to see how some of the
various crimes are interlinked and there are several twists and turns to the
story.
If you have
watched the series on the TV then you will have a picture of David Jason’s
character as you read the story and I think that will remain in place, although
he is a bit rougher round the edges, and a more scruffier version than we see
on the television.
But a great story,
with policing being carried out by Frost as we all think it should be done.
Good characters
and a real page turner. Recommended.
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