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James Henry (Author)
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Publication Date: 27 Oct 2011 | Series: DI Jack Frost (Book 7)

Denton, 1981. Britain is in recession, the IRA is becoming increasingly active and the country's on alert for an outbreak of rabies.

Detective Sergeant Jack Frost is working under his mentor and inspiration DI Bert Williams, and coping badly with his increasingly strained marriage.

But DI Williams is nowhere to be seen. So when a 12-year-old girl goes missing from a department store changing room, DS Frost is put in charge of the investigation...

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  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Corgi (27 Oct 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0552161764
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552161763
  • Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 2.9 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 28,259 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Frost is back - this is a brilliant read, I can't recommend it highly enough (Martina Cole )

Not only a gripping mystery, but an exclusive look at Jack Frost's early years (David Jason )

The success of First Frost is incontestable. This is a palpable hit... [a] dark, but glittering pearl (Barry Forshaw INDEPENDENT )

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 )

Gripping, and funny with it (PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH )

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R.D. Wingfield's unforgettable Jack Frost returns in this gripping prequel to the bestselling series. A Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Frost in flares! 22 Feb 2011
By Carol Seddon
Format:Hardcover
I loved this, because the authors have been really clever in their approach to a new Frost novel - they've stayed true to the Frost we know and love but they have also given the series an interesting new angle by taking it back to the 80's - this is Frost in flares and a brand new rain mac, before he was promoted, in the days when making a quick call meant finding a phone box first...
A very gripping, easy to read crime novel, and good fun too!
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars First Frost 2 Mar 2011
By Mrs. Christine A. Bradley
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I found this just as good as the other Frost novels even though it was written by another author. I read it in two days, unputterdownable.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars First Frost 21 Feb 2011
By Mike
Format:Hardcover
Could'nt put it down. Well written in the true Frost tradition. I'm Sure R.D. Wingfield would be pleased to see his character given a new lease of life. I think Frost fans will enjoy this book by James Henry and I hope there will be more to come..First Frost
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Read in a flash 15 Feb 2011
By Ali K
Format:Hardcover
I really liked this book, easy to read and it just fairly skimmed along. Slick, well packagedand an entertaining story. Well done!
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A difficult task pulled off pretty well flawlessly 5 Feb 2011
By davidT
Format:Kindle Edition
I have to say straight off that I'm not a big fan of joint authorship, and still less of continuing an existing series started by a dead writer. It seems it too often degenerates into uninspiring prose written by a committee ticking the necessary boxes to make this one fit into the franchise, while the intellectual efort of creating an imaginary world has already been done by others (see James Bond, Virginia Andrews...).
However, this one for me gets away with it. Partly this is because it's not so much carrying on with the story, as explaining what happened before the series as written by R.D. Wingfield even started - a 'prequel' I believe is the coinage of choice. This means that the writers can't be lazy, as there's a lot of thinking to be done, to avoid inconsistencies with the existing stories.
The other reason lies in the strength of the format used by Wingfield and maintained here - the action takes place in a compressed space of time, with at least two major crimes on the go plus up to half a dozen others of varying severity, all of which DS Frost must juggle himself due to the constraints on manpower dictated by DS Mullett. As in the original series most of these are shown to have some linking factor, which when teased out leads to the crimes being solved in the nick of time.
Except not quite all - another book is in the pipeline for this series, and there is a very obvious lead into the next one in the last sentence of this book. I also suspect that we haven't heard the last of the mysterious DI Patterson, nor of DI Allen who arrives back from holiday in the final chapter. DC Sue Clarke will definitely feature more in Frost's moribund lovelife, and I also didn't think the death asociated with the 'swingers' club was finished up quite tidliy enough.... Read more ›
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars First Frost - Hope it's not the last! 8 Dec 2011
By Deb
Format:Paperback
A must read for all Frost Fans - Couldn't put it down. Can't wait for the next one!! Hurry up boys write quicker!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great addition to the series 3 Nov 2011
By MarkW
Format:Kindle Edition
I have read all of the original series, and watched many of the TV addaptions but will not pretend to be an expert on the Frost books. However based on my experience this seems to me to be a very good addition to the series. Maybe not the best test, but I found that I could naturally visualise a younger version of the David Jason character saying those lines and acting the way described in this story. As other reviewers have pointed out the fact that Frost is younger and perhaps less jaded at the time of this story is brought out, though still recognisably him. The multiple story strands woven toegther through a frantic pace, that I see as a trademark of the originals, is recreated here - and I have only a slight criticism that I don't think that the strands don't resolve themsleve quite so neatly as in the other books. The portrayal of the time period adds to the affect of the story and I believe that this is a worthy addition to the series.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars First Frost 29 Jun 2011
By Dagmar
Format:Hardcover
Having read every Frost book and watched every Frost episode and even owning all the DVD's I had to read First Frost. It was superb. I could not put it down. In my mind's eye a younger Inspector Frost came to life, the same twinkle in his eye and wicked sense of humour, but not quite as edgy as the old wolf. Brilliant! I cannot wait for the second novel.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars First frost by James henry
Fast paced and has you gripped from the first page. James Henry has done an excellent job and hasn't deviated from the original authors style of writing. Read more
Published 5 hours ago by Katherine Nelson
5.0 out of 5 stars first frost
having read all the original Jack Frosts, I was saddened by the death of the Wingfield ,a loss of a brilliant crime writer. Read more
Published 25 days ago by daisy
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
James Henry does Frost proud. I absolutely love this story. Hes a very talented author. I highly recommend this book and his other ones.
Published 1 month ago by Mr. P. Robbins
5.0 out of 5 stars First Frost
brilliant book it is just as if the original author (DW) had written it.
I have nothing else to say
Published 1 month ago by jack craine
4.0 out of 5 stars would this be as good?
I was very pleasantly surprised at how much I did enjoy the story and it was great to have Sir David reading it to me as he did with all the other Frost stories, I have yet to... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Majorika chan
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazed and pleasantly surprised
at how well James Henry has managed to take on the writing style of R D Wingfield. I was expecting it to be a lot less unputdownable but he has done a brilliant job of taking over... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Anastasia
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
Not quite up to Dad's standards but good enough.
Something is better than nothing.
It spurred me to re-read all the original Frost books which are far superor to the TV... Read more
Published 2 months ago by DL
4.0 out of 5 stars Keeping the tradition alive
Another good attempt at keeping the Frost legend alive. R.D. Wingfield would have been pleased with what is really a tribute to this great series of books.
Published 2 months ago by keith pengelly
5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was written in the style of R.D. Wingfield and I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys "cop" books.
Published 3 months ago by Mrs Ellen Harper
5.0 out of 5 stars As good as Wingfield
Great page turner with the usual Frost quips to raise a smile. Interesting to see Frost in his early career
Published 3 months ago by sue p
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