Another Girl

Get ready to be hooked by the fifteenth thrilling and atmospheric murder mystery from the million-copy-selling crime writer: the Kings Lake detectives witness all kinds of danger. But this time the threat is to one of their own... 
 
'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 
 
DC Serena Butler is carrying out plainclothes intelligence work when she misses a check-in with her handler – not long after disclosing that she had made some interesting new friends. 
 
Her team back in Kings Lake jump into action, with DCI Cara Freeman pushing to be involved in the investigation as well as the drugs case Butler was working when she was taken. The murder squad have their own hit and run to solve at home, and while they do their due diligence they can’t help but be distracted by their friend’s disappearance. 
 
‘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

What sets Grainger’s books apart from the typical police procedural is the fully realized characters ... That and his elegant prose, with its pitch-perfect dialogue, which gets more assured and more playful in each book.

The books are comforting, yet the writing is subtle and the plots are gripping.

If you love British crime fiction such as Morse, then this is a brilliant series for you.

I read a LOT of murder mysteries and this series is one of the best!

An excellent, intelligent and believable crime series which just gets better.

Had me gripped from the very start to the extremely satisfying ending.

Engaging characters, intriguing plots and occasional humour make for a page-turning read.

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.

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.

Missing Pieces

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?

The Late Lord Thorpe

Get ready to be hooked by the sixteenth thrilling and atmospheric murder mystery from the million-copy-selling crime writer: an aristocrat’s death is labelled an unfortunate accident. DC Smith suspects a miscarriage of justice... 
 
'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 
 
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. 
 
‘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

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.

The Truth

Get ready to be hooked by the twelfth 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

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 has, and now the two former policemen are about to embark on a difficult and potentially dangerous search for the truth. For one of them, it could be life changing.

A Private Investigation

Get ready to be hooked by the eighth thrilling and atmospheric murder mystery from the million-copy-selling crime writer: DC Smith is ready to retire. But first, he must take one last look into the eyes of a serial killer... 
 
'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 
 
When fourteen-year-old Zoe Johnson doesn’t come home on a Monday night in early December, the alarm bells in Kings Lake Central police station do not ring straight away – after all, she’s from the Dockmills, one of the toughest estates in the town. 
 
But for Detective Sergeant DC Smith, due to retire in just three weeks’ time, there are some strange echoes of the case that has haunted him for the past thirteen years. Maybe it’s simply his over-developed sense of irony, or maybe, in his final days as a police officer, Smith will once again come face-to-face with the worst criminal he ever put away. 
 
‘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

When fourteen-year-old Zoe Johnson doesn’t come home on a Monday night in early December, the alarm bells in Kings Lake Central police station do not ring straight away – after all, she’s from the Dockmills, one of the toughest estates in the town. But for Detective Sergeant DC Smith, due to retire in just three weeks’ time, there are some strange echoes of the case that has haunted him for the past thirteen years. Maybe it’s simply his over-developed sense of irony, or maybe, in his final days as a police officer, Smith must look once more into the eyes of a serial killer.

Roxanne

Get ready to be hooked by the eleventh thrilling and atmospheric murder mystery from the million-copy-selling crime writer: a young woman is missing, presumed dead. Cara Freeman’s determination to find her is personal... 
 
'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 
 
Life, as DC Smith used to say, is just one thing after another: as one investigation ends, a new one begins. 
 
But, for reasons unknown to the rest of the Kings Lake Central murder squad, their next case will haunt DCI Cara Freeman. It will plunge the team into the seamy side of life in the town, and one of their number will have departed before the investigation is over. Perhaps DS Chris Waters should have seen it coming – but he has a lot more than work on his mind these days. 
 
‘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

Life, as DC Smith used to say, is just one thing after another – as one investigation ends, a new one begins. 
 
But, for reasons unknown to the rest of the Kings Lake Central murder squad, their next case will haunt DCI Cara Freeman. It sends them into the seamy side of life in the town, and one of their number will have departed before this new investigation is over. Perhaps Detective Sergeant Chris Waters should have seen it coming – but he has a lot more than work on his mind these days.

Peter Grainger

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.

Peter Grainger

Praise for The Camera Man

What sets Grainger’s books apart from the typical police procedural is the fully realized characters ... That and his elegant prose, with its pitch-perfect dialogue, which gets more assured and more playful in each ...

The books are comforting, yet the writing is subtle and the plots are gripping.

If you love British crime fiction such as Morse, then this is a brilliant series for you.

What sets Grainger’s books apart from the typical police procedural is the fully realized characters ... That and his elegant prose, with its pitch-perfect dialogue, which gets more assured and more playful in each ...

The books are comforting, yet the writing is subtle and the plots are gripping.

If you love British crime fiction such as Morse, then this is a brilliant series for you.

What sets Grainger’s books apart from the typical police procedural is the fully realized characters ... That and his elegant prose, with its pitch-perfect dialogue, which gets more assured and more playful in each ...

The books are comforting, yet the writing is subtle and the plots are gripping.

If you love British crime fiction such as Morse, then this is a brilliant series for you.

Books by Peter Grainger

Series by Peter Grainger

A DC Smith / Kings Lake Investigation Series17 Books

Willows and Lane3 Books

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