balthazarlawson's review
4.0
Detective Jack Frost should have been a mountie as he always gets his man. However, he is an extremely unorganized and insubordinate man who does things his way without regard to others. It makes for an interesting read but one can get so frustrated by the lead character.
Being as prequel it helps to explain the background of the character that we were all introduced to in the original series.
An entertaining read.
Being as prequel it helps to explain the background of the character that we were all introduced to in the original series.
An entertaining read.
bookwormbev17's review
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
mrsbooknerd's review against another edition
1.0
I can't say that I enjoyed this book over much which is disappointing.
I didn't find any of the characters likeable, and that included Frost who should have been the champion. He felt too false somehow. Like his liberal thoughts were a reflection of the author rather than a natural extension of the character.
The main plot was poorly paced and hidden beneath a plethora of chapters and segments about the person lives of the aforementioned unlikable cast. I had no sympathy for the victims because they- or their murderers/friends or family- were ever part of the plot in any developed sense. It was just a series of names on the page as far as I was concerned.
The elements of satanism werent overly compelling.
I couldn't for the life of me understand why Mullet was afforded so much page time when his character was so terrible and his sections were largely about himself and progressed nothing relating to any other part of the book. I ended up skipping them toward the end.
Even Frost only made me huff one laugh through the whole book.
Not the greatest Frost book I've ever read and not the greatest crime novel I've ever read.
I didn't find any of the characters likeable, and that included Frost who should have been the champion. He felt too false somehow. Like his liberal thoughts were a reflection of the author rather than a natural extension of the character.
The main plot was poorly paced and hidden beneath a plethora of chapters and segments about the person lives of the aforementioned unlikable cast. I had no sympathy for the victims because they- or their murderers/friends or family- were ever part of the plot in any developed sense. It was just a series of names on the page as far as I was concerned.
The elements of satanism werent overly compelling.
I couldn't for the life of me understand why Mullet was afforded so much page time when his character was so terrible and his sections were largely about himself and progressed nothing relating to any other part of the book. I ended up skipping them toward the end.
Even Frost only made me huff one laugh through the whole book.
Not the greatest Frost book I've ever read and not the greatest crime novel I've ever read.
ericwelch's review against another edition
5.0
I was a huge fan of Wingfield's Frost series. They had mystery and humor and excellent writing, so it was with great trepidation that I tried James Henry's re-creation of Frost. I was happy to see he has succeeded. It must be a very difficult thing to do and is not often well accomplished. Robert Goldsborough occasionally succeeds in recreating Archie and Nero, but no one has managed to authentically reproduce Fleming or Ludlum, and they weren't that good in the first place.
Henry's Frost has just the right combination of humor and mystery. It's 1982, Frost is a DS, and Denton is getting its first black policeman. Mullet happens to be on the golf course (a source of both embarrassment and amusement to the regulars) when the eviscerated body of a young boy is found. Overworked with a spate of local burglaries, Frost finds to the murder a welcome distraction and then the boy's sister disappears. Soon he begins to wonder if this isn't a reprise of a school-girls' wiccan adventure from years previous.
Listened to as an audiobook. Delightfully read by Stephen Thorne. Another one of those books that encourages mowing the lawn twice.
Henry's Frost has just the right combination of humor and mystery. It's 1982, Frost is a DS, and Denton is getting its first black policeman. Mullet happens to be on the golf course (a source of both embarrassment and amusement to the regulars) when the eviscerated body of a young boy is found. Overworked with a spate of local burglaries, Frost finds to the murder a welcome distraction and then the boy's sister disappears. Soon he begins to wonder if this isn't a reprise of a school-girls' wiccan adventure from years previous.
Listened to as an audiobook. Delightfully read by Stephen Thorne. Another one of those books that encourages mowing the lawn twice.
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