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Author: Peter Grainger

Peter Grainger is the author of the DC Smith / Kings Lake Investigation series; it was one of the most successful and popular self-published crime series.

Peter Grainger's series is now issued in print for the first time by Penguin Books, and available to a much wider audience.  DC Smith is "the greatest fictional sleuth you've probably never heard of" (FT Magazine, 29 Mar 2025).

*** 2026 special offer ***
Buy any three or more in-stock Peter Grainger paperbacks, and receive 20% discount. Offer will be applied in the checkout automatically. Offer valid until 31st December 2026

See the DC Smith series in series order.


  • Peter Grainger

    An Accidental Death

    DC Smith 1

    Regular price £9.99 GBP
  • Peter Grainger

    In This Bright Future

    DC Smith 5

    Regular price £9.99 GBP
  • Peter Grainger

    Persons of Interest

    DC Smith 4

    Regular price £9.99 GBP
  • Peter Grainger

    But For the Grace

    DC Smith 2

    Regular price £9.99 GBP
  • Peter Grainger

    The Rags of Time

    DC Smith 6

    Regular price £9.99 GBP
  • Peter Grainger

    The Truth

    DC Smith 12

    Regular price £9.99 GBP
  • Peter Grainger

    A Private Investigation

    DC Smith 8

    Regular price £9.99 GBP
  • Peter Grainger

    Time and Tide

    DC Smith 7

    Regular price £9.99 GBP
  • Peter Grainger

    Luck and Judgement

    DC Smith 3

    Regular price £9.99 GBP
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    Peter Grainger

    The Late Lord Thorpe

    DC Smith 16

    Regular price £9.99 GBP
  • Book Cover of Another Girl by Peter Grainger (Paperback)
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    Peter Grainger

    Another Girl

    DC Smith 15

    Regular price £9.99 GBP
  • Book Cover of The Camera Man by Peter Grainger (Paperback)
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    Peter Grainger

    The Camera Man

    DC Smith 14

    Regular price £9.99 GBP
  • Book Cover of Missing Pieces by Peter Grainger (Paperback)
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    Peter Grainger

    Missing Pieces

    DC Smith 13

    Regular price £9.99 GBP
  • Peter Grainger

    Roxanne

    DC Smith 11

    Regular price £9.99 GBP
  • Peter Grainger

    On Eden Street

    DC Smith 10

    Regular price £9.99 GBP
  • Peter Grainger

    Songbird

    DC Smith 9

    Regular price £9.99 GBP