Morning Frost by James Henry is the third prequel to the original Inspector Jack Frost series written by R. D. Wingfield. After the death of Wingfield, two of his friends continued the series with three prequels. And although they do not quite reach the level of the originals, they have captured the writing style and the essence of the character.

This is the third and final prequel so, for me, the end of the series. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading about the ups and downs of the sloppy, irreverent, seemingly inept detective who always manages to close his cases and capture the bad guy. In this outing he and his team are juggling multiple cases, and working under the pressure of being short staffed. Some of the cases they are dealing with include body parts turning up in a farmer’s field, a shooting at a local night club and a rapist who appears to be targeting teachers.

Morning Frost follows the original books with their clever, interwoven plots, great characters and plenty of dark humor. It also closes the time gap and ends shortly before the first book in the series actually starts. I will certainly miss visiting the fictional town of Denton, and reading about the bizarre cases that Frost and his team have to solve. ( )

The third prequel to the original series of Inspector Frost books and this one is the end of Sergeant Frost. It's a good read although this Frost doesn't feel the same as in the original series. The story does feel a bit convoluted in parts but it does come together in a reasonable way. Being set more than 30 years ago it makes for an interesting read about the coming of computers to fighting crime. Though Frost handles this in his usually haphazard style. ( )

Morning Frost, written by James Henry is as good as those written by R D Wingfield. It was so well written, so true to the Frost books and the tv series that I could see everyone in my mind’s eye as they played out the book before me. I loved the early part of the book dealing with Frost’s reaction to the death of his wife and his reaction to the rest of the family members. Classic Frost. Classic R D Wingfield. Classic crime novel. ( )

James Henry is doing a marvelous job recreating Wingfield’s Frost character. This is Henry’s third so far, I believe, and is excellent. All are prequels and in this one Frost has just lost his wife Mary to cancer. Frost is still a sergeant, but Mullett is under pressure from the ACC to promote Frost to Inspector. Waters and Frost become friends and we see the origins of the Clark/Frost relationship. Frost is humanized - a bit. Read very well by Stephen Thorne.

The title is, of course, a pun. ( )