A million-copy-selling crime writer comes into print for the first time. In the sixteenth book of A DC Smith / Kings Lake Investigation Series, an aristocrat's death is labelled an unfortunate accident. DC Smith suspects a miscarriage of justice.

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

"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." - Financial Times

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