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Dead in Three Two One
Series: Roy Grace
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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...
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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' - Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series
'Peter James is one of the best crime writers in the business' - Karin Slaughter, author of the Will Trent series
'One of the world's most popular detective series' - The Guardian
Series: Roy Grace
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You Are Dead
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...Paperback$2499Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
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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...Paperback$2499Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
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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...Paperback$2299Elsewhere:$2499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Dead in Three Two One
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' -...Paperback$3199Elsewhere:$3800Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips mid November -
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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...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Dead Man's Footsteps
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...Paperback$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529090123
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 October 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 416
About the Author
Peter James is a New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author, best known for his crime thrillers featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, who Queen Camilla recently named as her favourite fictional detective. Praised by critics and much loved by crime and thriller fans for his fast-paced page-turners full of unexpected plot twists, sinister characters and accurate portrayals of modern-day policing, he has won more than forty awards for his work, including the WHSmith Best Crime Author of All Time Award and the Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger. With a total of twenty-one Sunday Times number ones, his books have sold more than 23 million copies worldwide and have been translated into thirty-eight languages. The sixth season of the hit drama Grace, based on the Roy Grace novels, is currently filming, starring John Simm as the troubled Brighton copper. The series is available to watch on ITVX and BritBox. Seven of his novels have been adapted into hit stage productions, his most recent being Picture You Dead, and his plays have been named 'the most successful stage franchise since Agatha Christie'.
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