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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.