Peter Grainger

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

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 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 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

Change is afoot at Kings Lake Central police station. A most unexpected new detective inspector takes up his post this Monday morning, and the oldest detective in the place takes a momentous decision. Around them, other officers are considering their own situations, and even the building itself seems to be facing an uncertain future. But life and death go on nevertheless, and by lunchtime someone will make a grim discovery on the Norfolk saltmarshes. A stranger seems to have suffered a slow and agonizing death out there. As the team from Kings Lake uncover his story, they reveal another, much older one with its origins far back in the previous century. In the tide that governs the affairs of men, it seems, love and loss, betrayal and revenge are timeless themes.

Mark Randall lay dead in a field near Lowacre long before Smith had done what he had to do in Belfast. By the time he went back to work, the investigation was well underway. "It's not my case," he says more than once, and he really doesn't need it to be; he has enough to think about as it is. But going around the Norfolk countryside dotting the i's and crossing the t's, speaking to the local farmers and the Brothers of St Francis from Abbeyfields, Smith begins to suspect that the investigation might be heading in entirely the wrong direction. Arrests are made, charges are brought, and Christopher Waters asks Smith if he has ever seen the wrong man convicted in a murder case. The answer is yes, and the next question is, what can be done to prevent it happening again?

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).

Two weeks of rest and recuperation--that's what the doctor ordered. Detective Sergeant DC Smith could listen to some music, make some of his own and maybe even catch up on his reading; he is almost looking forward to it. And then there is a knock on the door. It's only his next-door neighbor but it is the beginning of a sequence of events that will bring him face to face with some of the darkest episodes and the most dangerous people from his own past. This is Smith's fifth investigation but this time it's personal.

Get ready to be hooked by the seventh thrilling and atmospheric murder mystery from the million-copy-selling crime writer: two crimes take place a century apart. DC Smith is determined to find the connection... 'Had me gripped from the very start to the extremely satisfying ending.' ***** Reader Review '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 'I read a LOT of murder mysteries and this series is one of the best!' ***** Reader Review Change is afoot at Kings Lake Central police station. A most unexpected new detective inspector takes up his post this Monday morning, and the oldest detective in the place takes a momentous decision. Around them, other officers are considering their own situations, and even the building itself seems to be facing an uncertain future. But life and death go on, nevertheless, and by lunchtime someone will make a grim discovery on the Norfolk saltmarshes. A stranger seems to have suffered a slow and agonising death out there. As the team from Kings Lake uncover his story, they reveal another, much older one with its origins far back in the previous century. In the tide that governs the affairs of men, it seems, love and loss, betrayal and revenge are timeless themes. ‘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 sixth thrilling and atmospheric murder mystery from the million-copy-selling crime writer. While other detectives are happy to connect the dots of a case, DC Smith paints a whole picture... 'Had me gripped from the very start to the extremely satisfying ending.' ***** Reader Review '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 'I read a LOT of murder mysteries and this series is one of the best!' ***** Reader Review Mark Randall lay dead in a field near Lowacre long before Smith had done what he had to do in Belfast. By the time he went back to work, the investigation was well underway. “It’s not my case” he says more than once, and he really doesn’t need it to be; he has enough to think about as it is. But going around the Norfolk countryside dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s, speaking to the local farmers and the Brothers of St Francis from Abbeyfields, Smith begins to suspect that the investigation might be heading in entirely the wrong direction. Arrests are made, charges are brought and Christopher Waters asks Smith if he has ever seen the wrong man convicted in a murder case. The answer is yes, and the next question is, what can be done to prevent it happening again? ‘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 fifth thrilling and atmospheric murder mystery from the million-copy-selling crime writer: Belfast seems like a perfect place for DC Smith to recuperate. And then there’s a knock on the door... ‘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 Two weeks of rest and recuperation – that’s what the doctor ordered. Detective Sergeant DC Smith could listen to some music, make some of his own and maybe even catch up on his reading; he is almost looking forward to it. And then there is a knock on the door. It’s only his next-door neighbour but it is the beginning of a sequence of events that will bring him face to face with some of the darkest episodes and the most dangerous people from his own past. Smith has done countless investigations, but this time it’s personal. ------------------------------- Readers love A DC Smith / Kings Lake Investigation Series ***** Had me gripped from the very start to the extremely satisfying ending. ***** Where has Peter Grainger been my whole life? ***** An excellent, intelligent and believable crime series which just gets better. ***** Engaging characters, intriguing plots and occasional humour make for a page-turning red. ***** I read a LOT of murder mysteries and this series is one of the best!