His hero, roy grace, may not be the most lively cop, nor the most damaged by drink, weight or misery, but hes one of the most believable the. In dead like you, grace is after a brutal rapist whose m. Brighton is faced with a serial rapist who appears to have a fetish for shoes after the rape, he removes the womans shoes and takes them with. James was educated at charterhouse and went on to ravensbourne. Starting in the middle of this series is not a problem. His series featuring detective superintendent roy grace have sold over 14 million copies world wide. Above is the whopping great billboard poster for dead.
Peter james, with dead like you, and his detective roy grace artfully weaving through a complex yet utterly gripping plot, showed us why he deserved that no 1 bestseller slot. Simon toyne travels to south yorkshire to explore the bizarre case of a man dubbed the rotherham shoe rapist with author peter james. This acclaimed book by peter james is available at in several formats for your ereader. This book has grace tracking down a serial rapist that appears to have become active again after a more than 10 year gap. Review of the police procedural novel dead like you by peter james. Dead like you by peter james overdrive rakuten overdrive. Roy grace and his major crimes team discover disturbing similarities between two brighton rapes in the thrilling sixth entry in jamess popular u. Dead like you is peter james at his bestpossibly the most engrossing thriller since the silence of the lambs washington post book world. After a heady new years eve ball, a woman is brutally raped as she.
Peter j james born 22 august 1948 is an international british writer of crime fiction. Kipp brown, successful businessman and compulsive gambler, is having the worst run of luck of his life. Peter james s bestselling roy grace crime fiction series has been translated into thirtyseven languages, with sales worldwide of over eighteen million copies. Itv have announced that john simm, who has starred in doctor who and life on mars, will play detective suprintendent roy grace in its new series grace, which will be based on peter s novels. Globally, his books have been translated into thirtyseven languages. Dead like you by peter james the sixth book in the roy grace british crime mystery series 2010. Below is a list of peter james novels in order of publication date and chronological order. Dead like you is the sixth novel in the multimillion copy bestselling detective superintendent roy grace series from number one author peter. Oct 09, 2014 buy dead like you roy grace new editcover by peter james isbn.
While his first novels were standalone works, he really came into his own when roy grace was born in 2005 in dead simple. Its a tribute that is well deserved because not only are his novels meticulously plotted, they are also very well. This is the 12th book in the detective superintendent roy grace series by one of my favourite authors peter james. I have been reading the peter james roy grace books ever since. His failure to save a young abductee from the shoe man in 1997 haunts him less, and he has come to terms with the devastating unsolved disappearance of his wife, who resented his. The new roy grace novel from the bestselling author of dead tomorrow. These names and shoes play a large part in this novel, dead like you. As usual with a peter james book the writing was very good and the short quick chapters manage to keep the book going at a very fast pace making it very difficult to put down. Jun 03, 2010 the new roy grace novel from the bestselling author of dead tomorrow dont imagine for one moment that im not watching you. Want you dead by peter james is the tenth book in his roy grace series and is without doubt a very good read. This was also the year when i first learned about this author. Author of 107 books including dead simple follow author peter james is a uk no.
Peter james first novel, dead letter drop, was published in 1981. Buy a cheap copy of dead like you book by peter james. Det er nytar, og mens resten af brighton fester, bliver en kvinde ud. Dont imagine for one moment that im not watching you. Having read all of the previous books in the series i am a self confessed fan of both peter james and this series in particular although his other work is also very good. Dead like you isbn 9780230706873 pdf epub peter james. Peter james dead like you trailer roy grace 6 youtube. These ladies shoes become the key piece of evidence and most promising lead into a series of rapes that take place around brighton around the new year. Peter james is a british best selling writer of fictional crime novels.
Oct 07, 2017 peter james want you dead what we have here is another of the books in peter james roy grace series, although i couldnt tell you which one because i lost track. He has written 25 novels that have been translated into over 35 languages. Peter james roy grace books in order pan macmillan. Heres a trailer for the 6th novel in my roy grace series. Apr 19, 2016 heres a trailer for the 6th novel in my roy grace series. Peter james is a uk number one bestselling author, best known for writing crime and thriller novels, and the creator of the muchloved detective superintendent roy grace. Dead like you, the latest instalment in his increasingly popular series featuring brighton detective roy grace, has sold even more spectacularly than its predecessors, keeping crime heavyweights james patterson and john grisham from the number one slot in the uk bestseller lists. Dead like you roy grace series book 6 kindle edition by. Dead like you at victoria im delighted to tell you that in its first week of publication, my new roy grace novel, dead like you, has gone straight to no 1 in the official uk hardback fiction list, by nielsen bookscan which includes the sunday times. Im delighted to tell you that dead like you, the sixth roy grace novel, is published today. Roy grace, creation of the cwa diamond dagger award winning author peter james, faces his most complex case yet in dead if you dont. Peter james has penetrated the inner workings of police procedures, and the inner thoughts and attitudes of real detectives, as no english crime writer before him.
Peter james is taking over the world or at least the crime fiction part of it. After a heady new years eve ball, a woman is brutally raped as she returns to her room. May 26, 2010 this is the first peter james book ive read, and it lands, i think, five books into a series following detective roy grace. The book narrates the tale of detective grace dealings with a criminal called shoe man. Editions of dead like you by peter james goodreads.
We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Oct 14, 2014 dead like you by peter james, 9781447272663, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. One of my favorite series, dead like you is the sixth book in peter james series featuring ds roy grace of brighton. The new roy grace novel from the bestselling author of dead tomorrow dont imagine for one moment that im not watching you. Dead like you the sixth roy grace novel goes on sale. Jun 27, 2019 synopsis dead like you is the sixth novel in the multimillion copy bestselling detective superintendent roy grace series from number one author peter james. In the sixth installment in james series featuring detective superintendent roy grace dead tomorrow, 2009, etc. To make sure you are the first to hear about all my new videos, click the subscribe button on my. Dont imagine for one moment that im not watching you the metropole hotel, brighton. Detective superintendent roy grace is forever haunted by the unexplained disappearance of his wife, sandy, nearly ten years ago. He was born in brighton, the son of cornelia james, the former glovemaker to queen elizabeth ii.