Reviews"Immensely satisfying. . . . The action hurtles to a shattering conclusion." -- Publishers Weekly starred review of Love You Dead, "A terrific tale of greed, seduction and betrayal" -- Daily Telegraph "Ingenious plotting, high suspense and tight writing" -- Daily Mail, "In my thirty four years of policing, never have I come across a writer who so accurately depicts 'The Job'." --Detective Investigator Pat Lanigan, Office of the District Attorney, NYPD
Series Volume Number1
Dewey Decimal823.914
SynopsisDead Simple was the first book by number-one bestselling crime and thriller writer Peter James to be part of the multimillion-copy series featuring the definitive Brighton detective, Roy Grace., It was meant to be a harmless stag-night prank. A few hours later, his friends are dead and Michael Harrison has disappeared. With only three days to the wedding, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace--a man haunted by the shadow of his own missing wife--is contacted by Michael's beautiful, distraught fianc e, Ashley Harper. Grace discovers that the one man who ought to know Michael Harrison's whereabouts is saying nothing. But then, he has a lot to gain--more than anyone realizes. For one man's disaster is another man's fortune., The first book by number-one bestselling crime writer Peter James to be part of the multimillion-copy series featuring the definitive Brighton detective, Roy Grace. It was meant to be a harmless stag-night prank.A few hours later Michael Harrison has disappeared and his friends are dead. With only three days to the wedding, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace - a man haunted by the shadow of his own missing wife - is contacted by Michael's beautiful, distraught fiancée, Ashley Harper.Grace discovers that the one man who ought to know Michael Harrison's whereabouts is saying nothing. But then he has a lot more to gain than anyone realizes, for one man's disaster is another man's fortune..., Meet Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on his unforgettable first major case in Dead Simple , by award winning crime author Peter James. It was meant to be a harmless stag-night prank. But a few hours later, the groom has disappeared and his friends are dead. With only three days to the wedding, Roy Grace is contacted by the man's distraught fiancée to unearth what happened on that fateful night. The one man who ought to know of the groom's whereabouts is saying nothing. But then he has a lot more to gain than anyone realizes, for one man's disaster is another man's fortune . . . Although the Roy Grace novels can be read in any order, Dead Simple is the first thrilling title in the bestselling series. Enjoy more of the Brighton detective's investigations with Looking Good Dead and Not Dead Enough . Now a major BRITBOX series, Grace , starring John Simm.