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But for the Grace

A DC Smith Investigation Series, Book 2

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But for the Grace

By: Peter Grainger
Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
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"We are living in the departure lounge," said Ralph Greenwood, "and flights leave with monotonous regularity." So when another resident of the Rosemary House care home is found dead in her chair one Saturday evening in December, no one is very surprised - not until the results of a routine post-mortem reveal something extraordinary. Sergeant DC Smith and his team have to tread carefully as they investigate what took place, and Smith himself has to confront some difficult memories. Others, meanwhile, seem intent on getting him to leave the force altogether, while, despite his best efforts, his social life also becomes a little more complicated. To top it all, Kings Lake has been waiting weeks for the snow to fall, in a winter that seems as if it will never end.

©2014 Peter Grainger (P)2016 Tantor Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Traditional Detectives Crime

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A great book. I love the main character Sargeant 'DC' Smith, with his dry humour and brilliant crime solving. The narration is first class.

Great.

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Another very gentle story of a very sad predicament, DC has a knack of making you think about life and its troubles.

Thought provoking

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a kind gentle DC. Good story but not complicated. compassionate. lovely narrators voice which makes listening easy.

I like the detective. not arrogant

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Gildart’s narration makes these stories stand out for me. Brilliant twists and turns, love the banter between the characters.

Great detective stories

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a great story beautifully written cleverly developed heat characterization and imaginatively finished. cannot wait for the next one

absolutely brilliant

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A very interesting and gripping story about one of the greatest moral debates of our times

Good modern moral questions

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I enjoyed the flow of the story, the author carries you along with the investigation with sensitivity and humour as well as some excitement. Loved it!

excellent story

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This story, so sensitively and insightfully written and perfectly narrated, dealing with how one fills and manages the finite amount of time we have on this earth, moved me more than I can say.

Beautiful amalgam of Story and Narrator

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I really like the way this book is written and the character DS Smith. The narrative is perfect 🤩

Very enjoyable

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Mr Grainger writes character studies, keeping the pace slow and steady. I like this about his writing. Fast paced thriller readers may not.

Characters

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