Some Sort of Justice
The gripping new detective mystery from the million-copy-selling crime author
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Publisher Description
Get ready to be hooked by the brand-new, gripping murder mystery from the million-copy-selling crime writer, in hardback for the first time ever.
An aristocratic fatality leaves behind no body, no forensics, and enemies in the highest places...
'Pitch-perfect crime writing.' DAILY EXPRESS
'Peter Grainger's books are addictive.' CRIMINAL ELEMENT
When Caroline Thorpe succeeded in casting doubt on the verdict of the inquest into her brother’s death, she could not have anticipated what would follow.
Freddie was Earl Thorpe of Burnham, and as the Kings Lake detectives soon begin to realise, influential people have gone to considerable lengths to cover up a potential scandal surrounding the young man’s death.
Led by DCI Cara Freeman, their investigation will take them from Norfolk into the capital, and from idealistic young campaigners to people at the heart of government. The stakes have never been higher for the detectives from Kings Lake Central.
‘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
'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
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Grainger's expert 17th Kings Lake mystery (the second to be published in the U.S., after An Accidental Death) follows DCI Cara Freeman as she probes a politically sensitive murder case. Freeman gets handed a hot potato when her boss, Harry Alexander, asks her to look into the death of Lord Freddie Thorpe. Though officials maintain that Thorpe died by accidental drowning, his sister, Caroline, insists there were inconsistencies in the investigation. Freeman's initial probe confirms Caroline's suspicions, and she unearths evidence that Thorpe's death may be connected to a controversial arms sale and an extortion plot targeting a member of Parliament. Soon, though, Freeman comes to fear she's been set up to fail, with Harry appearing to block her progress at every turn. Grainger expertly balances deep dives into his characters' personal lives with intricate police work, resulting in a suspenseful mystery with palpable emotional stakes. This is everything a procedural should be.
