This style of writing reaches its incredible nadir when we are informed one minor character thinks another minor character is "the very double of television actor Dennis Waterman, former co-star of Minder and now of New Tricks". Imagine having three life-coaches who had been through the toughest mental and physical challenges; a crack team of problem-solvers who knew in their day job that one mistake could be the difference between life - and death.

There is one item that is absolutely invaluable to Gavin, and although he is now well into his nineties he is still a force to be reckoned with. If there's one thing I hate in books it's the reader being treated like an imbecile, and if there's another thing I hate it's awkward dialogue or thoughts that crowbar in explanations and exposition in painfully unnatural fashion. Roy Grace is een overtuigende hoofdpersoon, een inspecteur die in vergelijking met inspecteurs van andere schrijvers eigenlijk heel normaal is. His mother was working as a glovemaker to the Queen, and his father helped run the family business, so they were never lacking financially. They thought she was dead, but what would cause a woman to leave her whole life behind and simply vanish?Ook geeft Peter James een interessant inkijkje in de wereld van de internationale handel in antiek en de rivaliserende Ierse en Italiaanse gangsterbendes in het New York van het begin van de vorige eeuw. I'm not a major fan of UK based crime (Billingham and Rankin apart), but I do enjoy these stories of the Brighton based cop and his sidekicks. Oh well, perhaps it's the propulsive, fine-woven, multi-stranded, unpredictable, twisting-and-turning plotlines.

Het succes van de boeken heeft er ongetwijfeld toe bijgedragen dat James voor veel fans de beste Britse misdaadauteur aller tijden is. An old enemy of Roy, a lowlife criminal he had put behind bars, is now out of jail – and out for revenge. Kipp Brown, successful businessman and compulsive gambler, is having the worst run of luck of his life. When a young woman's body is found butchered in Brighton, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace cannot help but think of his own missing wife and her unsolved fate. He has also produced numerous films, including The Merchant of Venice , starring Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes.But then he has a lot more to gain than anyone realizes, For one man’s disaster is another man’s fortune .

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. Grace discovers that the one man who ought to know Michael Harrison’s whereabouts is saying nothing. By perusing the reviews and descriptions in our collection, readers can find books that blend these genres harmoniously, possibly even including a touch of the Roy Grace series' charm.

Although Peter James is predominantly recognized as an adult fiction author specializing in crime, numerous novels of his include elements of romance, adding depth to the crime-solving narratives. Peter James's latest book Dead Man's Time is the ninth entry in the Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series. Waking up 117 years later, Bob discovers his mind has been uploaded into a sentient space probe with the ability to replicate itself.