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- ISBN 9781804961506
- Weight: 500g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 20 Aug 2026
- Publisher: Cornerstone
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Get ready to be hooked by the fourth thrilling and atmospheric murder mystery from the million-copy-selling crime writer: an ex-sergeant might be in trouble. He reunites with DC Smith to discover the truth...
'Pitch-perfect crime writing.' DAILY EXPRESS
'Had me gripped from the very start to the extremely satisfying ending.' ***** Reader Review
'Where has Peter Grainger been my whole life?' ***** Reader Review
'I read a LOT of murder mysteries and this series is one of the best!' ***** Reader Review
‘He said if he hadn’t heard from you by high noon today, he was going to strap on his six-guns and ride back into town. So I think you should call him, Charlie. Call him before you come home.’
Charlie Hills, former desk sergeant at Kings Lake Central, is in trouble. He hasn’t told Smith, his old friend and sparring partner – but someone else has, and now the two former policemen are about to embark on a difficult and potentially dangerous search for the truth.
‘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
Peter Grainger is the 'creator of the greatest fictional sleuth you’ve probably never heard of' (FT magazine). A former sixth-form English teacher, Peter is the author of 23 self-published novels, 19 of which are now scheduled for release by major British and North American publishers.
Peter lives with his wife, sometimes a grandson and a dog in a cottage in the Cambridgeshire fens. He travels as often as possible to the Norfolk coast he once called home.
