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Peter James

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Peter James is a global bestselling author, best known for writing crime and thriller novels, and the creator of the much-loved Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. With a total of 21 Sunday Times No. 1s under his belt, he has achieved global book sales of over 23 million copies to date and has been translated into 38 languages.

Synonymous with plot-twisting page-turners, Peter has garnered an army of loyal fans throughout his storytelling career – which also included stints writing for TV and producing films. He has won over 40 awards for his work, including the WHSmith Best Crime Author of All Time Award, Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger and a BAFTA nomination for The Merchant of Venice starring Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons for which
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Average rating: 4.06 · 308,083 ratings · 22,769 reviews · 247 distinct worksSimilar authors
Dead Simple (Roy Grace, #1)

4.06 avg rating — 31,371 ratings — published 2005 — 140 editions
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Looking Good Dead (Roy Grac...

4.11 avg rating — 16,970 ratings — published 2006 — 111 editions
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Not Dead Enough (Roy Grace,...

4.13 avg rating — 14,365 ratings — published 2007
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Dead Man's Footsteps (Roy G...

4.17 avg rating — 12,688 ratings — published 2008
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Dead Like You (Roy Grace, #6)

4.17 avg rating — 11,567 ratings — published 2010 — 83 editions
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Dead Man's Grip (Roy Grace,...

4.18 avg rating — 11,444 ratings15 editions
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Dead Tomorrow (Roy Grace, #5)

4.21 avg rating — 11,352 ratings — published 2009 — 68 editions
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You Are Dead (Roy Grace, #11)

4.28 avg rating — 10,556 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions
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Love You Dead (Roy Grace, #12)

4.29 avg rating — 10,152 ratings — published 2016 — 51 editions
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Left You Dead (Roy Grace, #17)

4.34 avg rating — 10,013 ratings — published 2021 — 20 editions
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“Branson ate his salad, and left the rest of his fish untouched, while Grace tucked into his steak and kidney pudding with relish. 'I read a while ago,' he told Branson, 'that the French drink more red wine than the English but live longer. The Japanese eat more fish than the English but drink less wine and live longer. The Germans eat more red meat than the English, and drink more beer and they live longer too. You know the moral of this story?
'No'
'It's not what you eat or drink - it's speaking English that kills you.”
Peter James, Dead Simple

“All men lie. That's how they operate. if you want a longterm relationship with a man you've got to understand it's going to be with a liar. It's in their nature - it's genetic, it's a bloody Darwinian acquired characteristic for survival, OK? They tell you what they want you to hear.”
Peter James, Dead Like You

“The world is changing and people don't like change.”
Peter James, Perfect People

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