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 16 Sunday Times No. 1s under his belt, he has achieved global book sales of over 20 million copies to date and has been translated into 37 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 he was an Executive Producer. Many of Peter’s novels have been adapted for film, TV and stage.
Books in order of publication:
Roy Grace novels
Dead Simple (2005)
Looking Good Dead (2006)
Not Dead Enough (2007)
Dead Man’s Footsteps (2008)
Dead Tomorrow (2009)
Dead Like You (2010)
Dead Man’s Grip (2011)
Not Dead Yet (2012)
Dead Man’s Time (2013)
Want You Dead (2014)
You Are Dead (2015)
Love You Dead (2016)
Need You Dead (2017)
Dead If You Don’t (2018)
Dead At First Sight (2019)
Find Them Dead[11] (2020)
Left You Dead (2021)
Wish You Were Dead (2021)
Picture You Dead (2022)
Stop Them Dead (2023)
Other novels
Dead Letter Drop (1981)
Atom Bomb Angel (1982)
Billionaire (1983)
Travelling Man (1984)
Biggles: The Untold Story (1986)
Possession (1988)
Dreamer (1989)
Sweet Heart (1991)
Twilight (1991)
Prophecy (1992)
Host (1993)
Alchemist (1996)
Getting Wired (1996)
The Truth (1997)
Denial (1998)
Faith (2000)
The Perfect Murder (2010) (novella)
Perfect People (2011)
A Twist of the Knife (2014) (short story collection)
The House on Cold Hill (2015)
Absolute Proof (2018)
The Secret of Cold Hill (2019)
I Follow You (2020)
Non-fiction
Death Comes Knocking – Policing Roy Grace’s Brighton (2016)
Babes in the Wood (2020)
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