Peter James

The Hawk Is Dead by Peter James. Roy Grace never dreamed a murder investigation would take him deep into Buckingham Palace... Her Majesty, Queen Camilla, is aboard the Royal Train heading to a charity event in Sussex when disaster strikes - the train is derailed. A tragic accident or a planned attack? When, minutes later, a trusted aide is shot...

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ... In Match Up, an unparalleled anthology brought to life by the most celebrated crime writers of our time, Lee Child's iconic Jack Reacher partners with Kathy Reichs' meticulous forensic anthropologist, Temperance Brennan, to catch a cunning killer who operates under the radar. Val McDermid’s brilliant profiler, Tony Hill, and his steadfast ally, DCI Carol...

Peter James, the number one, multi-million copy bestselling author of the Grace series, returns with a standalone novel with a difference. Some will know how it begins... Her name is Sandy. You might know her as the loving wife of Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. But there's more to her than meets the eye. A woman with a dubious past, a...

Three muffled thuds ring from the partially filled grave of the newly wed girl. Only the verger hears them and he dismisses the noise as his imagination. But over the next few days, others also hear faint sounds. An exhumation order is granted. Reporter Kate Hemingway sneaks into the small suburban churchyard when the coffin is opened, and the scene...

MatchUp is a thrilling anthology that invites you into a world of crime, intrigue, and suspense where the stakes are higher than ever. Edited by the renowned New York Times bestselling author Lee Child, this collection offers an exceptional collaboration among twenty-two of the globe's top thriller writers, each contributing their most iconic characters to create a tapestry of riveting...

A terrifying novel of a young man who is willing to defy everything. Even death... Fabian Hightower has been killed in a car crash. At least, that is what a policeman is asking Alex, his mother, to believe. But Alex knows she saw him that morning—at a time when he must have been dead. When the funeral is over, Alex...

This book inflicts more shocks than an electric fence. Daily Mail Charley has a strange feeling when she sees the idyllic mill house with its cluster of outbuildings, the lake, and the swirling mill stream; a powerful sense of recognition, as if she has been there before. Except she knows she hasn't. After Charley and her husband Tom move into...

Peter James is one of the best British crime writers, and therefore one of the best in the world. - LEE CHILD, author of The Jack Reacher series Discover the darkness that lurks around every corner in the latest instalment of the award-winning Grace series, now a major ITV series. A ruthless crime. A race against time. In the dead...

The brand new Roy Grace novel from Peter James - Picture You Dead - is available to pre-order now. Meet Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on his unforgettable first major case, in this TV tie-in edition of Dead Simple, by award-winning crime author Peter James. Now a major ITV series, Grace, adapted for television by screenwriter Russell Lewis and starring John...

The brand new Roy Grace novel from Peter James - Picture You Dead is available for pre-order now. Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, creation of the CWA Diamond Dagger award-winning author Peter James, faces his most engrossing case yet in Left You Dead. Niall and Eden Paternoster start their Sunday the same way they always do - with a long drive,...

Roy Grace never dreamed a murder investigation would take him deep into Buckingham Palace... Her Majesty, Queen Camilla, is aboard the Royal Train heading to a charity event in Sussex when disaster strikes – the train is derailed. A tragic accident or a planned attack? When, minutes later, a trusted aide is shot dead by a sniper, the police have...

Detective Superintendent Roy Grace thinks he's found a serial killer, but not everything is as it seems in Not Dead Enough, by award-winning crime author Peter James. A beautiful socialite is dead. Roy Grace's leading suspect, her husband, was sixty miles away when she died, but all other evidence points to him. Has someone stolen his identity or is he...

Roy Grace is back in this gripping new instalment from number one bestselling author Peter James. 23 million books sold. Now a major ITV/BritBox show starring John Simm as Roy Grace. Creator of Her Majesty Queen Camilla's favourite fictional detective. 'Peter James is one of the best British crime writers and therefore one of the best in the world' -...

A Twist of the Knife is Peter James's gripping first full-length collection of thirty short stories, including all the stories featured in Short Shockers One and Two plus many more. With each twist of the knife, a chilling new journey begins... From a woman intent on bizarre revenge to a restaurant critic with a morbid fear of the number thirteen,...

In his deadliest case yet, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace faces a complex kidnapping in Dead If You Don't, by award-winning crime writer Peter James. Kipp Brown, successful businessman and compulsive gambler, is having the worst run of luck and is beginning to lose spectacularly. Taking his teenage son, Mungo, to a football match should have given him a welcome respite,...

The discovery of a woman's body and a link to the events of 9/11 takes Detective Superintendent Roy Grace around the world in Dead Man's Footsteps, by award-winning crime author Peter James. Amid the tragic mayhem of the morning of 9/11, failed Brighton businessman and ne'er-do-well Ronnie Wilson sees the chance of a lifeline: to shed his debts, disappear and...

The brand new Roy Grace novel from Peter James - Picture You Dead - is available to pre-order now. The discovery of a woman's body and a link to the events of 9/11 take Detective Superintendent Roy Grace around the world in Dead Man's Footsteps, by award-winning crime author Peter James. Now a major ITV series, Grace, adapted for television...

Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is haunted by the past in his latest case, and his private life, in Dead Man's Time by award-winning crime writer Peter James. A vicious robbery at a secluded Brighton mansion leaves its elderly occupant fighting for her life. Millions of pounds' worth of valuables have been stolen. Within days, Grace is racing against the clock,...

Detective Superintendent Roy Grace unearths a powerful criminal network in the sinister crime novel Find Them Dead, by award-winning author Peter James. Ending his secondment to London's Met Police, Roy Grace gets a tip-off about a drugs mastermind operating out of Brighton. On his first day back in his old job, he is called to a seemingly senseless murder. Gradually,...

From the number one bestselling author, Peter James, comes I Follow You, a nerve-shredding standalone thriller. To the outside world, suave, charming and confident doctor Marcus Valentine has it all. A loving wife, three kids, a great job. But there's something missing; there always has been... or rather, someone... Driving to work one morning, his mind elsewhere and not on...

The brand new Roy Grace novel from Peter James - Picture You Dead - is available to pre-order now. Detective Superintendent Roy Grace has to solve a disturbing murder whilst protecting an innocent eye witness, in this TV tie-in edition of Looking Good Dead, by award-winning crime author Peter James. Now a major ITV series, Grace, adapted for television by...

Detective Superintendent Roy Grace thinks he's found a serial killer, but not everything is as it seems in Not Dead Enough, by award-winning crime author Peter James. Now a major ITV series, Grace, adapted for television by screenwriter Russell Lewis and starring John Simm. A beautiful socialite is dead. Roy Grace's leading suspect, her husband, was sixty miles away when...

One of Us Is Dead by Peter James 'One of the best British crime writers' - Lee Child Roy Grace is about to find out just how dangerous a dead man can be... Arriving late for a funeral, James Taylor spots a familiar face in the church - his old schoolfriend Rufus Rorke. Except it couldn't be him, could it?...

One of Us Is Dead is the latest race-against-time instalment of the award-winning Grace series, now a major ITV show. Hunting him would be murder... When James Taylor arrives late for a funeral, he has to stand at the back of the small church. But, as the service progresses, Taylor notices a man six rows in front of him. At...

Now with a brand new introduction from the multimillion-copy bestselling author Peter James Perfect People is a compelling and thought-provoking thriller from bestselling author Peter James. John and Naomi are grieving the death of their four-year-old son from a rare genetic disorder. They desperately want another child, but, when they find out they are both carriers of a rogue gene,...

Discover the darkness that lurks around every corner in the latest instalment of Peter James's award-winning detective series, which is now a major ITV programme starring John Simm as Roy Grace. Harry and Freya, an ordinary couple, dreamed for years of finding something priceless buried amongst the tat in a car boot sale. It was a dream they knew in...

Ruthlessly efficient, entertainment. Pedigree fun - The Times Discover the darkness that lurks around every corner in the latest instalment of the award-winning Grace series, now a major ITV series. A ruthless crime. A race against time. In the dead of night, a farmer confronts the intruders of a break-in, having no idea that the encounter will leave him dead....

Creator of Her Majesty Queen Camilla's favourite fictional detective. 23 million books sold. 'One of the best British crime writers, and therefore one of the best in the world' - Lee Child Peter James, the number one, multi-million copy bestselling author of the Grace series, returns to finally reveal the events of Roy Grace's tortured past - the truth behind...

Faced with his most disturbing case yet, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace tracks a serial killer in You Are Dead, by award-winning crime author Peter James. A series of young women— all beautiful, all with long brown hair— have been stalked and abducted. Each victim is found with a brand on their body, a marking that reads 'U R Dead'. And...

'One of the best British crime writers' - Lee Child Roy Grace is about to find out just how dangerous a dead man can be . . . When James Taylor arrives late for a funeral, he has to stand at the back of the small church. But, as the service progresses, Taylor notices a man six rows in front...

The brand new Roy Grace novel from Peter James - Picture You Dead - is available to pre-order now. Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is haunted by the past in his latest case, and his private life, in Dead Man's Time, by award-winning crime writer Peter James. A vicious robbery at a secluded Brighton mansion leaves its elderly occupant fighting for...

Faced with his most disturbing case yet, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace tracks a serial killer in You Are Dead, by award-winning crime author Peter James. A series of young women— all beautiful, all with long brown hair— have been stalked and abducted. Each victim is found with a brand on their body, a marking that reads 'U R Dead'. And...

What a fool I've been not to have read Peter James until The Hawk Is Dead! A great story - JAMES PATTERSON A majestic treat! - THE TIMES Roy Grace never dreamed a murder investigation would take him deep into Buckingham Palace... Her Majesty, Queen Camilla, is aboard the Royal Train heading to a charity event in Sussex when disaster...

Detective Superintendent Roy Grace faces his most mysterious case yet in the gripping crime novel Need You Dead, by award-winning author Peter James. Lorna Belling, desperate to escape the marriage from hell, falls for the charms of a man who promises her the earth. But, as Lorna soon finds, life seldom follows the plans you've made. When the body of...

The brand new Roy Grace novel from Peter James - Picture You Dead - is available to pre-order now The return of a Brighton girl turned movie star spells nothing but trouble for Detective Superintendent Roy Grace in the gripping crime novel Not Dead Yet, by award-winning author Peter James. Gaia Lafayette has a movie to shoot back home and...