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Rikosten jäljillä Midsomerin murhien hengessä. Lämminhenkinen dekkarisarjan aloitus vie Norfolkin maisemiin, missä maalaisidyllin rikkoo traaginen kuolema. Ilmapiiri Kings Laken poliisiasemalla on kireä: entinen rikoskomisario Smith on palannut töihin sisäisen tutkinnan jäljiltä, vaikka on selvää, että johtoportaassa on niitäkin, jotka olisivat mielellään passittaneet hänet jo eläkkeelle. Ensimmäisenä edessä on opiskelijapojan hukkumiskuolema, jota Smith alkaa selvittää kontolleen sälytetyn nuoren konstaapelin avustuksella. Tutkinnan edetessä käy ilmi, että tapaus ei olekaan aivan yksinkertainen: silminnäkijöitä on liki mahdoton jäljittää, ja johtotasollakin kiinnostutaan tapauksesta kumman paljon. Smithin on lopulta otettava ohjat omiin käsiinsä, ja pian pelissä on hänen sekä hänen avustajansa henki. DC Smith -sarjassa nautitaan perinteisen brittidekkarin tunnelmasta yrmeän mutta sympaattisen rikosylikonstaapeli Smithin seurassa. Peter Grainger on entinen lukion englannin opettaja, joka on julkaissut kaksikymmentäkolme omakustannekirjaa. Niistä yhdeksäntoista on nyt myyty isojen britti- ja yhdysvaltalaiskustantamojen julkaisuohjelmaan. Grainger asuu vaimonsa sekä satunnaisesti lapsenlapsensa ja koiran kanssa pienessä talossa Cambridgeshiren The Fensissä. Hän vierailee aiemmin kodiksi kutsumallaan Norfolkin rannikolla niin usein kuin mahdollista. Grainger on luonut ”maailman mahtavimman etsivän, josta et ole luultavimmin koskaan kuullutkaan” (FT Magazine).

Get ready to be hooked by the thrilling and atmospheric murder mystery from the million-copy-selling crime writer, where a woman wants her missing husband to be declared dead. DC Smith isn’t convinced it’s true... 'Had me gripped from the very start to the extremely satisfying ending.' ***** Reader Review 'I read a LOT of murder mysteries and this series is one of the best!' ***** Reader Review Jo told him the phone call had been about a woman who wanted to have her husband declared dead. Smith thought for a moment and then said, ‘Hmm. There must be a few million women in this country who feel like that. I take it her husband’s been missing for a while and she’s decided it’s time to move on. In the absence of a body, which is always a nuisance, she wants Diver and Diver to confirm there’s no proof he’s alive. And I’ve told Jason a dozen times I’m not getting involved in anything matrimonial. I have enough trouble sorting out my own relationships.’ But on this occasion Smith has it wrong. The insurance company which will have to pay out a very substantial amount of money if Amanda Fitch obtains her certificate of presumed death has engaged Diver and Diver Associates to look into the disappearance of Gerald Fitch, more than five years ago now. As Jason Diver says, he has the very man for the job. All he has to do is to persuade that man to take it on. 'Where has Peter Grainger been my whole life?' ***** Reader Review 'An excellent, intelligent and believable crime series which just gets better.' ***** Reader Review 'Engaging characters, intriguing plots and occasional humour make for a page-turning read.' ***** Reader Review 'Ensconced in Kings Lake, in the company of Smith and his team, I didn’t want to leave.' FINANCIAL TIMES 'The books are comforting, the writing is subtle and the plots are gripping.' THE TIMES

Get ready to be hooked by the thrilling and atmospheric murder mystery from the million-copy-selling crime writer, where an aristocrat’s death is labelled an unfortunate accident. DC Smith suspects a miscarriage of justice... 'Had me gripped from the very start to the extremely satisfying ending.' ***** Reader Review 'I read a LOT of murder mysteries and this series is one of the best!' ***** Reader Review This is DC Smith’s third investigation with the Diver and Diver Associates agency. They have been asked by a member of Norfolk’s aristocracy to look into the tragic death of her younger brother, Freddie, the late Lord Thorpe of the title. The inquest verdict was of misadventure, but it isn’t long before Smith begins to suspect there has been a serious miscarriage of justice. 'Where has Peter Grainger been my whole life?' ***** Reader Review 'An excellent, intelligent and believable crime series which just gets better.' ***** Reader Review 'Engaging characters, intriguing plots and occasional humour make for a page-turning read.' ***** Reader Review 'Ensconced in Kings Lake, in the company of Smith and his team, I didn’t want to leave.' FINANCIAL TIMES 'The books are comforting, the writing is subtle and the plots are gripping.' THE TIMES

Get ready to be hooked by the thrilling and atmospheric murder mystery from the million-copy-selling crime writer, where Chris Waters is assigned an unusual cold case. A dubious, rejected theory might have the answers... 'Had me gripped from the very start to the extremely satisfying ending.' ***** Reader Review 'I read a LOT of murder mysteries and this series is one of the best!' ***** Reader Review As the first anniversary of the formation of the Kings Lake murder squad approaches, there is a problem – they’ve run out of murders. As a result, they are given the task of reviewing unsolved cold cases. One of these comes back to life in unexpected ways as the team try to discover the identity of the young woman whose body was found in the Norfolk countryside two decades ago. And even if they can give her a name, how can they possibly find her killer after so many years? 'Where has Peter Grainger been my whole life?' ***** Reader Review 'An excellent, intelligent and believable crime series which just gets better.' ***** Reader Review 'Engaging characters, intriguing plots and occasional humour make for a page-turning read.' ***** Reader Review 'Ensconced in Kings Lake, in the company of Smith and his team, I didn’t want to leave.' FINANCIAL TIMES 'The books are comforting, the writing is subtle and the plots are gripping.' THE TIMES

Get ready to be hooked by the thrilling and atmospheric murder mystery from the million-copy-selling crime writer, where the Kings Lake detectives witness all kinds of danger. But this time the threat is to one of their own... 'Had me gripped from the very start to the extremely satisfying ending.' ***** Reader Review 'I read a LOT of murder mysteries and this series is one of the best!' ***** Reader Review She’s just watching, thinking about it again, when a big flash car pulls up outside. No one gets out. Then the doors of the bar open and people appear. Two men and a youngish woman, and one of the men has a hold on the woman’s arm. It looks as if they’re having words. Then, this all happens quickly: they push the woman towards the car, one of the back doors opens and they manhandle her inside. Sarah hears a muffled shout from the woman and the car pulls away. It’s all over in a few seconds. Just a few seconds – but seconds which will set in motion a sequence of events involving every member of the Kings Lake Central murder squad in the days to follow. This time the threat is to one of their own. 'Where has Peter Grainger been my whole life?' ***** Reader Review 'An excellent, intelligent and believable crime series which just gets better.' ***** Reader Review 'Engaging characters, intriguing plots and occasional humour make for a page-turning read.' ***** Reader Review 'Ensconced in Kings Lake, in the company of Smith and his team, I didn’t want to leave.' FINANCIAL TIMES 'The books are comforting, the writing is subtle and the plots are gripping.' THE TIMES

Yrmeä rikosetsivä arkaluontoisen mysteerin äärellä. DC Smith -sarjan toinen osa jatkaa rakastettavan ylikonstaapelin tutkimuksia perinteisissä brittiläistunnelmissa. Kun toinenkin Rosemary Housen hoitokodin asukas löytyy kuolleena tuolistaan joulukuisena iltana, kukaan ei varsinaisesti hämmästy, päätepysäkillähän siellä ollaan. Mutta kuolinsyyntutkimus paljastaa jotain yllättävää. Rikosylikonstaapeli David Smith tiimeineen alkaa selvittää tapahtunutta. On toimittava hienotunteisesti, eivätkä tehtävää helpota Smithin mieleen tulvivat omat, kipeät muistot. Samaan aikaan muut koettavat saada jörön ylikonstaapelin jättämään poliisivoimat lopullisesti, ja yksityiselämäkin mutkistuu vaikka Smith toisin toivoisi. Peter Grainger aloitti kirjailijanuransa omakustanteilla, mutta niistä parikymmentä on jo imaistu suuriin kustantamoihin Britanniassa ja Yhdysvalloissa. Hänen luomansa ”maailman mahtavin etsivä” (FT Magazine) DC Smith toimii kirjailijan taannoisella kotiseudulla Norfolkin rannikolla, missä Grainger yhä vierailee aina kun saa tilaisuuden. Sarjan aloitti teos Kuolema jokivarressa (suom. 2026).