As I write this, we are in dark times with the daily, growing nightmare of the Covid-19 pandemic. The one thing that always keeps me grounded, and puts a smile on my face despite almost any adversity, is being with our adorable menagerie of animals who are – so we think at any rate! – blissfully unaware of the horrors of the wider world. Thank you to all of you furry and feathered creatures! Our dogs, Oscar, Spooky and Wally, our cats, Madame Woo and Willy, our alpacas, Alpacino, Fortescue, Jean-Luc, Boris and Keith, our emus, Spike and Wolfie, our pigmie goats, Bouscaut, Margaux, Ted and Norman, and our miracle Indian Runner duck, Mickey Magic, that we hatched in an incubator in our home.
And a very special thank you to you, my readers – I owe you so much for your support. Do keep your communications coming; the whole team loves hearing from you by email, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube – and even occasionally by post. I’ve learned so much from hearing what you like and what you don’t, and when I occasionally make a slip-up. Above all, stay safe.
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FIND THEM DEAD
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. Globally, his books have been translated into thirty-seven 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 forty awards for his work, including the WHSmith Best Crime Author of All Time Award, the 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.
By Peter James
DEAD SIMPLE LOOKING GOOD DEAD
NOT DEAD ENOUGH DEAD MAN’S FOOTSTEPS
DEAD TOMORROW DEAD LIKE YOU DEAD MAN’S GRIP
NOT DEAD YET DEAD MAN’S TIME WANT YOU DEAD
YOU ARE DEAD LOVE YOU DEAD
NEED YOU DEAD DEAD IF YOU DON’T
DEAD AT FIRST SIGHT FIND THEM DEAD
Other Novels
DEAD LETTER DROP ATOM BOMB ANGEL
BILLIONAIRE POSSESSION DREAMER
SWEET HEART TWILIGHT PROPHECY ALCHEMIST
HOST THE TRUTH DENIAL FAITH
PERFECT PEOPLE THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL
ABSOLUTE PROOF THE SECRET OF COLD HILL
A TWIST OF THE KNIFE
Children’s Novel
GETTING WIRED!
Novella
THE PERFECT MURDER
Non-Fiction
DEATH COMES KNOCKING: POLICING ROY GRACE’S BRIGHTON (with Graham Bartlett)
BABES IN THE WOOD (with Graham Bartlett)
First published 2020 by Macmillan
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