MISSING PIECES: A Kings Lake Investigation
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- Author：Peter Grainger
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Reviews
Jack Plata
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ExcellentI have read all of the Sgt Smith series as well the Kings Lake series。 Every book is well plotted and character development is about as good às it gets。 These books compare to series written by Adrian McKinty， John Sanford， Donna Leon， and Michael Connelly。 Do yourself a favor and read the first Sgt Smith book。 You will end up reading them all。
Linda Weatherbee
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Another Winner！I literally stopped reading another book and started this one was soon as I got the notice from Peter Grainger that he had issued another book。 I absolutely love his style of writing， his characters， and the way he draws you in to the story。 The twists and turns are logically resolved and he very rarely uses red herrings。 I read this novel more slowly just for the sheer enjoyment of his writing。 A great great book。 I hope for many more tales of King's Lake。 Another Winner！I literally stopped reading another book and started this one was soon as I got the notice from Peter Grainger that he had issued another book。 I absolutely love his style of writing， his characters， and the way he draws you in to the story。 The twists and turns are logically resolved and he very rarely uses red herrings。 I read this novel more slowly just for the sheer enjoyment of his writing。 A great great book。 I hope for many more tales of King's Lake。 。。。more
Bonnie
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Impressed with the story and twistsInitially disappointed， thinking it would be yet another "girl killed at music festival"。 This cold case story was so well crafted and written and so very human it its characters that I kept reading and so glad I did Impressed with the story and twistsInitially disappointed， thinking it would be yet another "girl killed at music festival"。 This cold case story was so well crafted and written and so very human it its characters that I kept reading and so glad I did 。。。more
Donna Miller
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One of his bestIntriguing from the first page， another stellar offering from Mr Granger though no DC this time around though DC is mentioned forgotten the cast of characters in the squad remain the sameA cold case is given to the team， a unknown young woman was murdered twenty years ago her killer and identity a mystery that has now been assigned to Kings Lake as a cold caseKings Lake team work to solve the mystery as to who the victim is and how she died in an effort to bring justice for the wo One of his bestIntriguing from the first page， another stellar offering from Mr Granger though no DC this time around though DC is mentioned forgotten the cast of characters in the squad remain the sameA cold case is given to the team， a unknown young woman was murdered twenty years ago her killer and identity a mystery that has now been assigned to Kings Lake as a cold caseKings Lake team work to solve the mystery as to who the victim is and how she died in an effort to bring justice for the womanWell written and thoughtful as always we again get to see into the private lives of the team with special attention to Chris Waters and DCI Freeman and their world outside the station leaving this reader wanting more information on both。 Can’t wait for next installment 。。。more
Carlin
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A great police procedural on a twenty-year-old cold case。I dearly love Peter Grainger's mysteries。 He is such a talented writer。 His DC Smith and King's Lake Series have many of the same characters， all of whom almost feel like family at this point。 This was a "new" case for the "murder squad" although it was 20 years old。 The squad decided to take another look at a cold case of an unidentified young woman whose body had been found by a caretaker of an estate in the County。 Fortunately he was st A great police procedural on a twenty-year-old cold case。I dearly love Peter Grainger's mysteries。 He is such a talented writer。 His DC Smith and King's Lake Series have many of the same characters， all of whom almost feel like family at this point。 This was a "new" case for the "murder squad" although it was 20 years old。 The squad decided to take another look at a cold case of an unidentified young woman whose body had been found by a caretaker of an estate in the County。 Fortunately he was still living on the property and could remember details from his grim discovery。 The squad's reopening the case was the third attempt to solve it which involved rereading all the old case notes and then a newly ordered exhumation of the body。 Forensic science had come a long way in those intervening years leading to a lot more pertinent information。 It is fascinating to watch the various officers work their way back through all the evidence and reach a solution。 I can't recommend more strongly this book and all the others by this author。 Although it's nice to read them in order it isn't necessary， as they all can be read as standalone mysteries。 I'm actually going to read one now that I had missed covering a period when DC Smith decided to retire。 I'm sure it will fill in some important details。 。。。more
MARIANNE CLARK
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Old mysteryWonderful story。 Brings out many of characters from previous stories。 Writes a good narrative of a mystery long forgotten。 Enjoy！
Marilyn
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All Pieces Beautifully PresentedAt first I couldn't imagine this series without Smith。 But Grainger has managed to keep his singularity and his presence alive in MISSING PIECES without even a single appearance。 Which speaks to his ability to write characters with such singularity that we （I， at least） want more of them。 They are smart， human and generally good。 Not a single one dimensional person， including the criminals。 The plot: Cold case， 20 years old， begins and ends in a bucolic graveyard All Pieces Beautifully PresentedAt first I couldn't imagine this series without Smith。 But Grainger has managed to keep his singularity and his presence alive in MISSING PIECES without even a single appearance。 Which speaks to his ability to write characters with such singularity that we （I， at least） want more of them。 They are smart， human and generally good。 Not a single one dimensional person， including the criminals。 The plot: Cold case， 20 years old， begins and ends in a bucolic graveyard where the deceased， a young， unknown victim， has been tended by a cold but caring priest who took her burial to heart and responsibility until the exhumation， a sin to him， was ordered。 Twisty plot， at least two parallel stories bringing depth to the ensemble cast， make this a great continuation of the Kings Lake series。 Book 5 soon， I hope。 。。。more
JA
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TerrificI love these books。 The characters are like old friends。 I missed not hearing from DC in this one but I'm sure he will pop up in the many books to come。 There is no better series in my view。 TerrificI love these books。 The characters are like old friends。 I missed not hearing from DC in this one but I'm sure he will pop up in the many books to come。 There is no better series in my view。 。。。more
PIETER
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Peter Grainger's newest addition to the Kings Lake Central series lives up to the fine example of the previous books， which have all been excellent。 Master of the genre 'police procedural mysteries'， Grainger has invented an amazing cast of characters who flow from series to series。 In this new novel， faithful readers are given an exceptional insight into how families and family issues， behind the scenes and outside of the police department， influence mindsets of several important characters we Peter Grainger's newest addition to the Kings Lake Central series lives up to the fine example of the previous books， which have all been excellent。 Master of the genre 'police procedural mysteries'， Grainger has invented an amazing cast of characters who flow from series to series。 In this new novel， faithful readers are given an exceptional insight into how families and family issues， behind the scenes and outside of the police department， influence mindsets of several important characters we have come to know。 This novel begins with a crime committed in the 1990s but is tackled as a 'cold case' in nearly 2020 when the murder squad of DCI Cara Freeman has no new cases and must produce some investigative wonders to justify the continued funding of their force。 Absolutely everyone is on board lending a hand。 I particularly enjoyed seeing so much of John Murray again in this volume， but all of the others are here as well， including the ever-present spirit of DC。 Grainger is one of my favourite authors and he never disappoints。 If you've read him before， you'll enjoy this one。 If you haven't read him， I heartily recommend that you do。 。。。more
Melinda
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Thank you Peter Grainger Christmas came early when a new Kings Lake book became available。 I have read every book in the DC Smith series and the tie in Kings Lake series。 I can never get enough of these books that I classify as literature。 Grainger writes with humor and great understanding of the human condition。 His characters are beautifully developed and with each book we learn a little more about them。 This was a departure from the normal police procedural in that it was a cold case。 Once ag Thank you Peter Grainger Christmas came early when a new Kings Lake book became available。 I have read every book in the DC Smith series and the tie in Kings Lake series。 I can never get enough of these books that I classify as literature。 Grainger writes with humor and great understanding of the human condition。 His characters are beautifully developed and with each book we learn a little more about them。 This was a departure from the normal police procedural in that it was a cold case。 Once again there is great attention to detail and accuracy that resonates throughout an authentic police investigation。 。。。more
Emily Sanders
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Another winner from Grainger！ I look forward to his books and have enjoyed each one。 I'm not a law enforcement officer， but I think these are some of the most accurate police procedurals written。 The plots are thoughtful and without the unlikely leaps in logic so often seen。 Characters are interesting with believable personal stories。 More， please！ Another winner from Grainger！ I look forward to his books and have enjoyed each one。 I'm not a law enforcement officer， but I think these are some of the most accurate police procedurals written。 The plots are thoughtful and without the unlikely leaps in logic so often seen。 Characters are interesting with believable personal stories。 More， please！ 。。。more
James Q Small
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