Dead simple is the first book in the roy grace crime mystery thriller series by the british author peter james. Read on for more information and for audio extracts of each book. Dead simple by peter james paperback, 2014 for sale. Roy grace is a new, and very different detective, based in brighton, in england a city that is. With only three days to the wedding, detective superintendent roy grace a man haunted by the. With only three days to the wedding, detective superintendent grace a man haunted by the shadow of his own missing wife is contacted by michaels beautiful, distraught fiance, ashley harper. Listen to an extract from the audiobook of dead simple by peter james, read by tim bruce. For one mans disaster is another mans fortunedead simple the stunning first novel in a gripping new mystery series, dead simple marks the triumphant return of one of britains most ingenious crime writers.
The book s plot twists and turns, it is often far fetched but always gripping, and keeps you involved right to. Jan 29, 2012 dead simple is in development starring hugh bonneville. Peter james is one of the uks most popular crime and thriller novelists. I have a couple of books in the series at home, but since i didnt get a chance to read the first book until now, i left them untouched on a shelf in the other room. The books plot twists and turns, it is often far fetched but always gripping, and keeps you involved right to. A bridegroom is buried alive after a stag night prank goes wrong.
James has written 25 books, the most recent of which feature brightonbased detective superintendent roy grace. Brightonbased detective roy grace must find this living coffin while copi. Hugh bonneville of the pbs period drama downton abbey has signed on to play the widowed detective. The governor refused to sign the death warrant, but was persuaded to do so while. Below is a list of peter james novels in order of publication date and chronological order. That is the basis of peter james first book in the series of roy grace, dead simple. Peter james in the studio listening to actor daniel weyman recording love you dead. Peter james s previous books were traditional thrillers often based on the paranormal and medicine and his background of living in the usa and experience of film production are both very evident.
Aug 06, 2014 the first book in the series, and probably the best one, is dead simple. Dead simple is book one in the roy grace series by peter james. This book hints at the conclusion, but one can hope the ensemble cast ensures that the series will go. Booktopia has dead simple, roy grace book 1 by peter james. The stunning first novel in a gripping new mystery series, dead simple marks the triumphant return of one of britains most ingenious crime writers. Everything you need to know about dead simple movie. Dead simple by jason bloom daniel stern, patricia richardson. Buy dead simple roy grace by peter james from amazons fiction books store. Dead simple peter james by pan macmillan audio published on 20160310t12. Peter james, the master of crime fiction childrens books. Its a pageturner in the best sense of the word where youll find yourself turning the pages at the same speed as the mouses legs rotate in the tom and jerry cartoon. Detective superintendent roy graces first major case is one hell ever forget.
At 500plus pages, the book could stand to lose at least a quarter of its lengthmany of the scenes repeat themselves. Peter jamess previous books were traditional thrillers often based on the paranormal and medicine and his background of living in the usa and experience of film production are both very evident. Peter james born 22 august 1948 in brighton is a british writer of crime fiction and film producer. James has got the gift for turning mindstretching subjects into novels that are irresistibly readable as well as utterly believable robert goddard a brilliant idea, superbly crafted. Four mates robbo, luke, michael and josh, went out for the evening to celebrate michael last night as a single man before his wedding to ashley. Detective superintendent roy graces first major case is one hell. Peter james is a uk number one bestselling author, best known for writing crime and thriller novels, and the creator of the muchloved detective superintendent roy grace. Peter james ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Love you dead is the gripping twelfth book in peter james roy grace series. It involves four dead bodies, one suspect but no trace of a. An international bestseller whos sold more than 19 million books around the world, james is a true master of his craft and is known for always delivering a solid, unputdownable thriller for his many fans. Dead simple by peter james was a gripping and intense story about a prank between friends gone all wrong. Grace discovers that the one man who ought to know michael.
Buy a cheap copy of dead simple book by peter james. But a few hours later, the groom has disappeared and his friends are dead. A few hours later michael harrison has disappeared and his friends are dead. Dead simple peter james by pan macmillan audio free. Jason blooms 2001 directtovideo crime comedy dead simple aka viva las nowhere comes to dvd from artisan with a widescreen anamorphic transfer. Peter james s dead simple is a book to store up for a weekend when you wont be disturbed but you might want to read it with the lights on. His books were going to be adapted for tv but james cancelled the option after development stretched on too long. First was the opening where michael harrison is entombed in a coffin and buried in the ground by his friends during a bachelor party. This novel definitely screamed blockbuster to me, attributing his screenwriting and film background which added that element of being thoroughly entertained not wanting to put the book down. Booktopia has dead simple, a roy grace novel 1 by peter james.
Globally, his books have been translated into thirtyseven languages. The english soundtrack is available in dolby digital 5. Sep 24, 2014 dead simple is the first book in the roy grace crime mystery thriller series by the british author peter james. It involves four dead bodies, one suspect but no trace of a link. Dead simple by peter james, 9781447262480, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Dead simple by peter james mystery books at the works. A shocking reveal threatens to unravel detective superintendent roy graces happy new life. Una muerte sencilla dead simple by peter james nook book. The groomtobe has always been a practical joker and his friends are determined to pay him back. A few hours later four of his best friends are dead and michael harrison has disappeared. Peter james roy grace books in order pan macmillan. Five questions with peter james you will not find a busier man in show business than the great peter james. 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 michaels beautiful, distraught fiancee, ashley harper.
Buy dead simple roy grace new editcover by james, peter isbn. The first case for detective superintendent roy grace. Peter james, the master of crime fiction childrens. Robbo luke and josh decide to give michael a night to remember and buried him in with a breathing tube and a phone. Peter james is developing dead simple into a feature length film. This book hints at the conclusion, but one can hope the ensemble cast ensures that the series will go on until peter james grows tired of them all. The prank in this case is four friends of michael harrison locking him in a coffin during a drunken spree, which leads to the four friends being killed while michael is in a coffin, days away from an uncertain death. Dead simple is the stunning first novel in the number one bestselling roy grace series from awardwinning author, peter james.
But then he has a lot to gain more than anyone realizes. Grace is one of the more dryly straightforward, wrinklefree detectives in british crime fiction, and james does little with the supporting cast to add color. Peter jamess dead simple is a book to store up for a weekend when you wont be disturbed but you might want to read it with the lights on. Dec 15, 2016 peter james you are dead if youve been following my blog for a while, youve probably already noticed that ive been getting heavily into peter james of late.
Sep 04, 2008 dead simple is the stunning first novel in the number one bestselling roy grace series from awardwinning author, peter james. His roy grace detective novels have sold more than one and a half million in the uk alone and six million worldwide in total. Still, the odds that i will have caught up on this series by the time book fourteen comes around are pretty slim and theres something quite. Michael harrison, who has been known to pull a prank or two himself, is on his stag night with four friends. His friends are killed and no one knows about the prank. The perfect murder, dead simple and not dead enough have all been turned into smashhit stage plays. Perfect murder gave us a youthful roy grace, a superb black comedy and an entertaining evening trying to solve. Dead simple is in development starring hugh bonneville. Praise for dead like you possibly the most engrossing thriller since the silence of the lambs. He also recently started a new series about cold hill, with currently two books published. The series is now translated into 34 languages and his latest novel, dead like you, went straight into the sunday times bestseller lists at no 1 in both hardback and paperback.
Peter james first novel, dead letter drop, was published in 1981. Dead simple is the first book in the roy grace series and it definitely leaves you wanting more. But then he has a lot more to gain than anyone realizes, for one mans disaster is another mans fortune. Dead simple, since id never read a book by him before, i apparently felt like that was the right time to start and naturally, i began with book number one because i just cant help myself. Interestingly enough, i didnt actually start with one of his crime novels i started with the house on cold hill, an excerpt of which is included at the end of this. Dead simple, the first in the acclaimed roy grace series definitely showed why peter james is an international bestselling author. Grace discovers that the one man who ought to know michael harrisons whereabouts is saying nothing. I am in complete fan girl mode over the latest roy grace. With only three days to the wedding, detective superintendent grace a man haunted by the shadow of his own missing wife is contacted by michaels beautiful, distraught fiancee, ashley harper. Three of his novels have been filmed and before becoming a fulltime author he produced numerous films, including the merchant of venice, starring al pacino and jeremy irons. Dead simple detective superintendent roy grace by james, peter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
Dead like you is a haunting pageturner that seamlessly blends psychological suspense with police procedure, echoing the heart and voices of such authors as p. Last updated october 21st, 2019 reading the peter james books in order is quite easy because apart from his standalone novels, the author has one main big series roy grace a crime thriller series which currently includes 15 released books, with the latest one, dead at first sight, published in 2019. Peter james you are dead if youve been following my blog for a while, youve probably already noticed that ive been getting heavily into peter james of late. A few hours later michael harrison has disappeared and four of his friends are dead. Dead simple by peter james what is that book about.
Peter jamess bestselling brightonset crime series, featuring detective superintendent roy grace, is now available in audiobook. Peter james is a very talented crimethriller writer this book grabbed me from the. See the books in peter jamess roy grace crime series in order of publication. Dead simple, roy grace book 1 by peter james 9781509898824. Dead simple is a fantastic start to a series and has perhaps the best chapter 1 of all time. Following the nationwide acclaimed hit stage production of peter james the perfect murder, the bestselling work of the no. Buy a discounted paperback of dead simple online from australias leading online bookstore. Peter explains why he created detective superintendent roy grace. Renowned crime author peter james will be in brighton signing copies of his new book need you dead. Jun 05, 2014 dead simple roy grace paperback 5 jun 2014.
A terrific pageturner james herbert a pageturner of a book with some terrifying twists. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Oct 07, 2014 dead simple, the first in the acclaimed roy grace series definitely showed why peter james is an international bestselling author. Read love you dead by peter james available from rakuten kobo. Listen to a sample of dead simple, the first ds roy grace book below. The first book in the series, and probably the best one, is dead simple. Fantastic offers on quality books, collections, audio cds and more exclusive to book people. This is the second james book to be slickly adapted by shaun mckenna for the stage. Anyone who hasnt yet sampled the inspector roy grace mysteries must start with the first in the series dead simple or miss the bonus of the suspenseful backstory.