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I recently discovered Peter James’ “Roy Grace” series. There are 17 books in the series, and they’r

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Peter James is a very good writer. Even though “Grace” has only a few episodes, it is very true to t

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Books By Peter James

One Of Us Is Dead
A Twist of the Knife
They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story
Footloose: MatchUp Collection
The Perfect Murder
Babes in the Wood
Denial
The Truth
Faith
In the Nick of Time: John Rebus vs. Roy Grace
Perfect People
Wish You Were Dead: Quick Reads
Absolute Proof
Death Comes Knocking: Policing Roy Grace's Brighton
I Follow You
The House on Cold Hill
The Secret of Cold Hill
Possession
Dreamer
Sweet Heart
Twilight
Prophecy
Host
Alchemist
Looking Good Dead
Picture You Dead
Not Dead Enough
Stop Them Dead
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
Dead Simple
Left You Dead

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Known for his spine-chilling supernatural thrillers and complex and gripping crime fiction, Peter James’ novels know how to grab a reader and not let go. No wonder he was voted the number one best crime author of all time by WHSmith readers. He is a master of suspense and his Roy Grace novels effortlessly balance intriguing plot twists with memorable characters. Which of James’ books do you enjoy the most? Do you enjoy his psychological thrillers and horror stories? Or are you drawn to the dedicated and compassionate Detective Roy Grace? Do you hope he will one day solve the mystery surrounding his wife? Let’s dig in, shall we?

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Recommended Books From Peter James Fans

Killing Time: An Agatha Raisin Mystery
The Old Success: A Richard Jury Mystery
An Obvious Fact: A Longmire Mystery
Corpus Christmas
The Golden One
The Good
Divine Justice
The Bone Garden
Death at La Fenice
Faking a Murderer: MatchUp Collection
A Grave in the Woods
Gone for Good
M is for Malice
A Christmas Escape: A Novel
The Lost Man
The Best American Mystery Stories 2014
Night in the City
The Black Ice
Murder on Vacation
The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2024
Dr. No
The Hunter
The Luckiest Woman Ever
Believing the Lie
Under the Color of Law
A Pale Horse
In a Strange City
Clete
The Stranger
The Mermaids Singing
V is for Vengeance
Macbeth: William Shakespeare's Macbeth Retold
Among the Mad
I Know a Secret: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
Milk and Honey: A Decker/Lazarus Novel
Why We Die
The Neon Rain
E is for Evidence
The Lost Get Back Boogie
A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women
What Child Is This
Mad Honey
Touchstone
The Family Remains
Death in Brittany: A Mystery
The Vault
Say Goodbye
Kitchener's Gold
Murder 101
The Mary Russell Series: Books 2-4
A Red Herring Without Mustard
Death of a Witch
What Rose Forgot
Another Man's Poison
Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions
Kingdom of the Blind
Grievous Sin
We Shall Not Sleep
Strip Jack
The Miracle at Speedy Motors
Beneath the Skin
Tomb of the Golden Bird
Past Pretense
Billy Summers
Away with the Fairies
The Laughing Buddha: Malachai Samuels vs. D.D. Warren
Execution Dock: A William Monk Novel
Chasing the Dime
We Three Queens
Telling Tales
The Kill Artist
Queen of the Night
Angels Flight
Old Haunts: A Simon Serrailler Short Story
The Family Way
The Black Loch
Kaleidoscope
Dead Tomorrow
The Mysterious North
Dead at First Sight
Top Secret Twenty-One
Blue Labyrinth
Caught
Pronghorns of the Third Reich
The Sound of Broken Glass
Let it Bleed
Baltimore Blues
The First Eagle
The Camelot Caper
The Forgotten Garden
The Marco Effect
The Third Gate
Breaking the Dark
A Taste of Life
Over the Edge
Even Dogs in the Wild
Dangerous Waters
The Poet
Nasty Girls
Gravity
House of Spies
A Christmas Beginning
The Word is Murder
Midsummer Night
Death of a Kingfisher
Autopsy
Master of Souls
The Ambitious City
A Conspiracy of Bones
Ruth's First Christmas Tree
The Secret Encounter
Kissing Christmas Goodbye
Here I Stay
Cruel Intent
Safe Before Dawn
Private Eyes
Mercy
The Winners' Circle
The Vicious Vet
Murder on the Red River
Choose Me
Dangerous Minds
A Matter of Justice
Bruno and Le Pere Noel: A Bruno
Send Bygraves
The Mercedes Coffin
K is for Killer
A Death in Vienna
Hardcore Twenty-Four
The Third Wife
The Price of Love and Other Stories
The Moor
The Lost Coast: A Novel
The Monk Who Vanished
Song of the Lion
The Snowman
Theft of an Idol
In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner
The Raging Storm
A Suitable Vengeance
Good Bad Girl
Hush Hush
Run Away
The Darkest Evening
Away in a Manger
Evanly Bodies
Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief
Westwind
Devil's Food
Red Eye: Patrick Kenzie vs. Harry Bosch
The Paris Apartment
The Girl from Devil's Lake
Missing Pieces: A Kings Lake Investigation
Evan Help Us
A Darker Domain
Leaving Time
The Missing Corpse: A Brittany Mystery
Secret Smile
Manitou Canyon
Triple
A Fatal Inversion
The Piper: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Story
Booked for Murder
When Ghosts Come Home
The Sweet Remnants of Summer
The Dancing Floor
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Waxwork
The Other Daughter
Plum Spooky
Dead Man's Time
Long Road to Mercy
The Truth: A DC Smith Investigation
Enemies at Home: A Flavia Albia Novel
Fatal Voyage
Shake Hands Forever
Phantom: A Harry Hole Novel
Looking Good Dead
The Serpent on the Crown
Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer
Black Rainbow
Hallowed Ground: A Kate Burkholder Short Story
Big Driver
Rattlesnake Crossing
Tooth and Claw: A Longmire Story
Bloodstream
Stone Kiss
Dead Reckoning
The Lair of the White Fox
Luck and Judgement: A DC Smith Investigation
Killing with Confetti
Busy Body
After the Storm
The Hidden City
Sacred and Profane: A Decker/Lazarus Novel
Winter Study
Among the Wicked
Blood Trail
The Secret of Spandau
Report for Murder
The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
Land of the Living
Borderline
Killing Me Softly: A Novel of Obsession
A Fountain Filled With Blood
The Maharani's Pearls: A Bess Crawford Story
Tess Monaghan: A Mysterious Profile
Broken Ground
Winterkill
Blood Memory
An Enemy in the Village
For the Sake of the Game
The Seventh Trumpet
Slow Dollar
Look Alive Twenty-Five
The Coldest Case
Empress of the Seven Hills
Bad Love
Payment in Kind
The Devil's Cave
The Best Man to Die
The Housemaid's Secret
The Sugar House
Light of the World
The Wire in the Blood
Never Saw it Coming
Tombland
The Way of All Fish
Shamed
I
Clean Break
The Master Falconer
Three Debts Paid
Walk the Wire
Unseen: A Novel
Eye for an Eye
A Bird in the Hand
The Breakdown
The Dead Sea Cipher
Still Life with Crows
All Mortal Flesh
The Son: A Novel
Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions
The Buzzard Table
Blackout
Medea
Tears of the Giraffe
Hunting Season
The Dead Will Tell
Seven Corpses All in a Row
The Quiet Librarian
Spook Street
Dust
Skeleton Hill
Headhunters
Not in the Flesh
The Surgeon: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
Mad River
Open Season
At Risk
Life Support
Under the Streets of Nice: The Bank Heist of the Century
Exit Wounds
The Girl of His Dreams
Fear Nothing
Night Train to Memphis
The Heron's Cry
Evan's Gate
Alexandria
Parting Shot
Hornet's Nest
Mount Dragon
Royal Flush
The Truth
Full Tilt: A Novel
Playing for the Ashes
Body Work: A V.I. Warshawski Novel
The Devil's Star
Leave the Grave Green
The Girl with Braided Hair
Blue on Black
Raisins and Almonds
Dead Like You
Tunnel Vision
Deception on His Mind
The Night of Four Hundred Rabbits
The Kate Martinelli Series: Books 1-3
Field of Bones
Nowhere to Run
The Iron Hand of Mars
Depth of Winter: A Longmire Mystery
A Letter of Mary
Mad Hatter's Holiday
Death of a Dustman
How to Seal Your Own Fate
Dead Right
A Burial at Sea
Blue Genes
A Room Full of Bones
Verdict in Blood

“Sometimes when I am playing with my cat, I wonder if, perhaps it is not my cat who is playing with me.”

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Margaret G. Farrier
“I love a well-written police procedural novel and they don’t get better than the Roy Grace books by Peter James. Not only do the investigations come across as authentic, I really love the characters.”

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