Rodney Wingfield was born in the East End of London within screaming distance of the scenes of the Jack the Ripper murders. Until 1970 he worked in the sales office of an international oil company, writing crime plays for radio in his spare time. The success of his radio work meant the day job had to go, and he became a full-time writer. His plays have been broadcast all over the world and translated into many languages. In addition to thrillers and serials he has written many comedy scripts for Kenneth Williams, star of the Carry On films.
R.D. Wingfield died on 31st July 2007 after a long battle with cancer.
Nominations:
1996: Mystery Writers of America EDGAR AWARD. Finalist for Best Paperback Original (HARD FROST)
A KILLING FROST (Hardcover: Bantam Press, 7th April
2008)
The discovery of two teenage girls' bodies and a video of a snuff movie showing
the death of one of the victims leaves Detective Inspector Jack Frost in a
race against time before the killer can strike again. Meanwhile, someone is
poisoning foodstuffs at a local supermarket chain. When the owner receives
threatening demands to pay up or be put out of business, it is up to Frost
to catch the blackmailer. As all leads dry up and Frost faces questions over
the handling of the cases, he faces a threat to his professional life with
the arrival of DCI Skinner at Denton Police Station. Skinner is determined
to get Frost out of Denton. Is this the end for Jack Frost?
Unabridged Audio: Isis
Translation: Denmark (Klim), Japan (Tokyo Sogensha), Poland (PWRSA)
All translation: Marjacq Scripts Ltd
WINTER FROST (Hardcover: Constable, October 1999, Paperback: Corgi,
October 2000)
Winter in Denton is cold, bleak and a busy time for Detective Inspector Jack
Frost whose unsolved crime figures are mounting as he struggles to bring them
down in the face of manpower shortages and budget cuts. Denton is having more
than its fair share of crime. A serial killer is murdering local prostitutes;
a man demolishing his garden shed uncovers a long-buried skeleton; an armed
robbery at a local mini-mart; a ramraid at a jewellers and a series of burglaries.
But Frost's main concern is for the safety of missing schoolgirl Vicky Stuart.
Frost's prime suspect, strongly protesting his innocence, hangs himself in
his cell. Coarse, insubordinate and fearless, DI Jack Frost is in serious
trouble.
Unabridged Audio: Isis
Abridged Audio: HarperCollins
Large Print: Magna
Translation: Japan (Tokyo Sogensha), Denmark (Klim),
Netherlands (Unieboek), Poland (PWRSA), Italy (Hobby & Work).
Previous titles include:
HARD FROST (Hardcover: Constable, 1995; Paperback: Corgi, 1996)
US: Bantam
Translation: Marjacq Scripts. Netherlands (Centerboek), Denmark (Klim), Italy
(Hobby & Work), Japan (Tokyo Sogen-sha), Poland
NIGHT FROST (Hardcover: Constable 1992; Paperback: Corgi, 1992).
US: Bantam
Translation sales: Marjacq Scripts. Netherlands (Centerboek),
Denmark (Klim), Finland (Book Studio), Italy (Hobby & Work), Japan (Tokyo
Sogen-sha), Poland (PWRSA).
FROST AT CHRISTMAS (Sphere Books, 1990)
US: Bantam
Translation sales: Marjacq Scripts. France (Editions de l'Aube), Japan (Tokyo
Sogen-sha), Poland (PWRSA), Sweden (Wahlströms), Denmark (Klim), Netherlands
(Centerboek), Finland (Book Studio).
A TOUCH OF FROST (Hardcover: Constable 1990; Paperback: Corgi, 1992).
US: Bantam
Translation sales: Marjacq Scripts. Sweden (Wahlströms), Norway (Hjemmets),
Denmark (Klim), Poland (PWRSA), Japan, (Tokyo Sogen-sha), Netherlands (Centerboek),
France (Editions de l'Aube).
Television rights have been sold to Excelsior Productions, and Inspector Frost
has been magnificently brought to life by David Jason in the hugely popular
TV series, now on its 38th film with the two latest films airing in the UK
in 2008.
