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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. His hero, Roy Grace, may not be the most lively cop, nor the most damaged by drink, weight or misery, but he's one of the most believable * The Times * Meanwhile, there’s the usual sideshows that we associate with a James novel – his private life with wife Cleo and strange young son Bruno, problems for his loyal supporting cast of hard-working cops, and the malign presence of ACC Cassian Pewe looming over it all. He still has big dreams which tend to rub people up the wrong way and most folk at least in the police don’t like him. Peter said: "I had the idea years ago - I would be driving somewhere and my wife would want to stop at a shop.
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The author said: "Most of the time, missing people are found within four or five days. But if they've not been found within 30 days, they are almost certainly not going to turn up again. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. Peter James is a UK number one bestselling author, best known for writing crime and thriller novels, and the creator of the much-loved Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, now a major ITV series. Globally, his books have been translated into thirty-seven languages and have sold 21 million copies. I remember asking a police officer if there is such thing as a perfect murder and he said: 'Absolutely. They're the ones we never hear about'.Gone without a trace, Niall is arrested on suspicion of her murder. When DS Roy Grace is called in to investigate, it doesn’t take long to realize that nothing is quite as it seems – and this might be his most mysterious case yet . . . One major character leaves (spoiler alert it’s not the simpering Cleo) and another could well be on the way out (spoiler alert it’s still not the simpering Cleo). And of course, filming is also due to begin later this year on the second series of ITV's small screen adaptation Grace, with three new 120 minute films based on Peter's novels Not Dead Enough, Dead Man’s Footsteps and Dead Tomorrow. Following its world premiere this summer, a stage play of Looking Good Dead, starring Adam Woodyatt in the lead role, is set for a run at Brighton's Theatre Royal in October. If you’ve never seen one before, go and look here. No self-respecting UK university was without one in the 1980s and 1990s …
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I call it the everyday sinister - I'm more interested in the idea of something happening to any one individual, like you or me."Peter said he was delighted with the way the city looked in the first show, which amassed 8.8 million viewers when it aired earlier this year. Gone without a trace, Niall is arrested on suspicion of her murder. When DS Roy Grace is called in to investigate, it doesn’t take long to realize that nothing in this case is quite as it seems . . . The Mirror 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. His hero, Roy Grace, may not be the most lively cop, nor the most damaged by drink, weight or misery, but he’s one of the most believable
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The Times James just gets better and better and deserves the success he has achieved with this first-class series Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigates the case of a missing woman in Brighton in the 17th novel in Peter James’s bestselling series. Is this Roy Grace’s most challenging case yet? A mystery that is leaving him totally confounded for the first time in his career. He said: "I've never seen Brighton look so good on film - I'm so happy as I'm passionate about the city. At it again. Another splendid read. It’s a shame that I have to wait another year until the next one. Left You Dead, book number 17 in the series, is released this week with a virtual launch on Wednesday.I spent the start of Left You Dead faintly distracted by the names Niall and Eden Paternoster. This may be because of being traumatised for life by an incident getting out of a paternoster (one of those moving series of compartments now outlawed on health and safety grounds) at the University of Leicester … Niall appears to be the prime suspect – his business has gone bust and he makes a few quid by driving his mate’s taxi, leaving Eden as the family breadwinner. James thanks his “amazing editor” but surely an editor amazing or otherwise would know you can’t microwave tin foil, understand the meaning of enormity, not demote Detective Inspector Glenn Branson to a Detective Sergeant towards the end of the book (sloppy) and not misspell my name – twice (deliberate or sloppy?) James just gets better and better and deserves the success he has achieved with this first-class series * Independent on Sunday * Peter's contribution, Wish You Were Dead, centres around Roy Grace's family on a "holiday from hell".
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