Hard Frost

Detective Inspector Jack Frost, Denton Division,nbsp;nbsp;is not beloved by his superiors. In fact, he'snbsp;nbsp;something of a pain in the brass: unkempt and unruly,nbsp;nbsp;with a taste for crude humor and a tendency to cutnbsp;nbsp;corners. They'd like nothing better than to bouncenbsp;nbsp;him from the department. The only problem is,nbsp;nbsp;Frost's the one D.I. who, by hooknbsp;nbsp;or by crook, always seems to find a way to get thenbsp;nbsp;job done. It's a high price to pay...
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Detective Inspector Jack Frost, Denton Division,nbsp;nbsp;is not beloved by his superiors. In fact, he'snbsp;nbsp;something of a pain in the brass: unkempt and unruly,nbsp;nbsp;with a taste for crude humor and a tendency to cutnbsp;nbsp;corners. They'd like nothing better than to bouncenbsp;nbsp;him from the department. The only problem is,nbsp;nbsp;Frost's the one D.I. who, by hooknbsp;nbsp;or by crook, always seems to find a way to get thenbsp;nbsp;job done. It's a high price to pay for a pak ofnbsp;nbsp;smokes when Frost interrupts his vacation to filchnbsp;nbsp;some of Commander Mullett's cigarettes and findsnbsp;nbsp;himself pressed into emergency duty. Denton Divisionnbsp;nbsp;is shorthanded after a car crash involving severalnbsp;nbsp;tipsy high-ranking cops, and on Guy Fawkes nightnbsp;nbsp;there's more mischief abroad than just a fewnbsp;nbsp;children making the rounds begging for pennies andnbsp;nbsp;lighting firecrackers. In the next few days, Frost willnbsp;nbsp;deal with a parade of miscreants, including anbsp;nbsp;blackmailer, a shifty businessman, a not-so-greivingnbsp;nbsp;widow, a sexual pervert or two, a crazed housewife,nbsp;nbsp;and a cold-blooded kidnapper. The clock isnbsp;nbsp;ticking, and Frost is perilously short of clues...