An Accidental Death, Peter Grainger
An Accidental Death, Peter Grainger
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An Accidental Death

Author: Peter Grainger

Narrator: Gildart Jackson

Unabridged: 6 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/26/2016

Synopsis

The story opens with the apparently accidental drowning of a sixth form student in the Norfolk countryside. As a matter of routine, or so it seems, the case passes across the desk of Detective Sergeant Smith, recently returned to work after an internal investigation into another case that has led to tensions between officers at Kings Lake police headquarters. As an ex DCI, Smith could have retired by now, and it is clear that some of his superiors wish that he would do so. The latest trainee detective to work with him is the son of a member of his former team, and together they begin to unravel the truth about what happened to Wayne Fletcher. As the investigation proceeds, it becomes clear that others are involved—some seem determined to prevent it, some seem to be taking too much interest. In the end Smith operates alone, having stepped too far outside standard procedures to ask for support. He knows that his own life might be at risk but he has not calculated on the life of his young assistant also being put in danger.

About Peter Grainger

Peter Grainger is the author of the DC Smith Investigation series. He previously published several novels as Robert Partridge.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cindy on February 14, 2017

I did not expect to like this British police procedural and its characters so much. I honestly checked the publishing date more than once because it felt like it was so well-crafted and I could not believe it was a newer author. The character DC Smith is not at all the stereotypical hard-beaten detec......more

Goodreads review by Diane on March 01, 2016

I have just discovered Mr Grainger's - DC Smith series and if this first one is any indication then I am off and running on another series marathon. DC Smith is a fascinating, endearing character with hidden depths some of which we are shown in full and some which are merely hinted at. He is real an......more

Goodreads review by Ms.pegasus on March 23, 2024

AN ACCIDENTAL DEATH; A D.C. Smith Investigation, Peter Grainger This mystery opens with a witness statement. The statement is dry and measured. It is a contradiction of the true feelings of Melanie Carter, a student at St. Martin's Comprehensive, describing the events prior to the drowning of fellow......more

Goodreads review by Bicky on April 14, 2019

Amazing. A police procedural which makes your heart thump at every small step of the investigation purely through good quiet writing and not by thrills being provided by the villains committing audacious acts in quick succession. Sergeant DC Smith (DC) has been a policeman for over thirty years. What......more

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