Winter Frost

Although the fifth installment in one of the best Procedural series ever written, Winter Frost (like the other Frost novels) stands on its own. If you have been searching far and wide for a good novel, look no further.

Every Frost book I read is such supurb pleasure that I want to just keep reading it. This one is no exception. It is not Agatha Christie, nor is it Shakespeare. It is classic, never-the-less. It wont suit all - some people prefer more long words, or their sense of humour is too restricted. Frost books keep me on the edge of the seat, and emotionally charged. Sometimes I laugh, sometimes I am just too absorbed. Winter Frost (like all the others) had just these effects. The TV series is good (David Jason is excellant) but the books are much more involved and dark. If you've read and enjoyed one book - you'll love the rest. If you haven't, then give it a try! Because although each book has some similarities (LIFE is LIKE THAT) it is equally true to say that each book is different. If one reviewer tells you the characters are cardboard, then I say I know several of the characters in real life. different names, but it's them never-the-less. maybe that makes real life cardboard. I dunno. But I just love these books.ps. Mr R.D. Wingfield. PLEASE write another soon.

If your a fan of the series as I am, this novel was worth the wait. Frost is up to his elbows in crime again with a serial killer of prostitutes and another rapist and killer of small children among his problems. Of course, the bureaucratic Mullet is not helping things either. Frost attacks these problems with his usual wit and style, yet Frost also experiences a great deal of self doubt in this instance as the investigations drag on due to dead ends and the lack of resources and manpower. Fans of the TV series will recognize that sense of melancholy that David Jason so well portrays.It was a great and entertaining read and the humor had me laughing out loud. Five stars

And I'll have to wait for the next book of this "Jack Frost" series for a long time. Maybe two years? Or more than that? He has been the same since I first read "A touch of Frost.": a dirty, lousy, lazy, but lovable bloke. He is very charming especially when the situation around him gets worse and worse. It's because, I think, he never blame anyone but himself under any pressure. If you haven't recently met a charming man, go for this book and find him very attractive!!!

This book is more of the same from Wingfield. If you like the Frost character and his irreverent interaction with authority, this is the book for you. I was drawn into the story lines and my attention was captured until the last page. I hope the gap between books will not be so long.