Left You Dead: A Realistically Creepy Crime Thriller (Roy Grace Book 17)

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As the main plot is the police procedural Grace's colleagues feature heavily and I enjoyed the natural banter and friendly ribbing between the workmates and getting to know more of their personal life. Battling with a personal tragedy and a repugnant boss, Roy Grace is stretched to his absolute limits.

I was sure at some stage there would be a shocking revelation that would tie it in to the mystery, but nope. So after a very dissapointing last book in the series, I was giving this one a go, perhaps out of having loved the series up to then. I'm all for organ donation, but as long as a person is alive, their dignity and rights are inalienable and they should never be downgraded to the status of a resource to be wheeled off and mined. Found the whole Bruno thing could have been handled differently, Cleo has become dull and Humphrey the dog gets mentioned more than poor little Noah who always seems to be with the nanny or in bed poor little chap.Niall Paternoster waits in the car while his wife, Eden, nips into the local supermarket for cat litter, but she never comes back.

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.It felt silly at times and the whole Rebecca thing I guessed quite early on and wondered why Grace hadn't. Once I was past the names, I was on firmer ground with the 17th book in Peter James’ Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series. Also, this is crime fiction and not bioethics, but the utilitarian equation of 'not going to recover' to being 'dead' scares me.

My one small gripe, which prevents it from being a 5 star read is that it could have been a bit shorter. I like my detectives complicated and enjoy hearing some of their stories apart from the investigation. There’s also a tragedy in the life of one of the investigators that brings an added heartbreaking dimension. Certainly not one of the best in this series which I feel is gradually drifting down to the ordinary.I'm always eagerly awaiting my yearly dose of Roy Grace ever since I first started reading them during the series infancy - I was always going to be hooked on a crime drama set in my hometown of Brighton. Left You Dead is another edge of your seat crime mystery with James' signature short, sharp chapters it's an easy, quick read. Normally the police would not look into an adult missing person who was not vulnerable until after 24 hours but the attending officers thought there was something a little off with Niall so they start to look for Eden. He’d happily do it quietly before heading home to the love of his life Cleo (medical examiner), and his children, having recently gotten to know Bruno, an older son he didn’t know he had, when his ex died. All the signature elements that makes this series great is included - I always enjoy Norman Potting's ill timed quips whilst Grace and ACC Cassian Pewe's frosty relationship is also explored.