FIND THEM DEAD by Peter James, the sixteenth novel in the much-loved Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series, has been shortlisted for Crime Book of the Year at the Capital Crime Readers Awards.
In FIND THEM DEAD, ending his secondment to London’s Met Police, Roy Grace returns to his old job in Brighton, and is drawn into the sinister sphere of influence of a drug dealer on trial. Roy Grace begins to unearth a powerful criminal network, but a mother, called to jury service, fears for her daughter’s life …
Crime and thriller fans can place their votes on the Capital Crime website and winners will be announced on Tuesday 13th October 2020.
FIND THEM DEAD shot straight to Number One on the Sunday Times hardback bestseller list in July, and stayed in the Top Ten for 7 weeks. It will be released in paperback on 29 October. Another striking standalone title, I FOLLOW YOU, was published in hardback, ebook and audio on 1 October his year.
The Roy Grace series starring John Simm as Grace, is currently being filmed in Brighton, with ITV broadcast set for 2021.
Praise for Peter James:
‘Sinister and riveting… Peter James is one of the best British crime writers, and therefore one of the best in the world.’ — Lee Child
‘A master plotter who cunningly tunes into contemporary concerns. Peter James cannot fail to thrill.’ ¬– Daily Mail
‘Memorable characters and nail-biting tension.’ — Kathy Reichs
‘Peter James creates a world we can smell, touch and feel for his Brighton detective Inspector Roy Grace.’ – The Times
'Peter James is one of the best crime writers in the business.' — Karin Slaughter
About the Author:
Peter James is an international bestselling crime and thriller writer. His books have been translated into thirty-seven languages, with worldwide sales of over twenty million copies and his Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series, set in Brighton, has given him 16 consecutive Sunday Times Number Ones. In 2015 WHSmith customers voted him the Greatest Crime Author of All Time and in 2016 he was awarded the coveted CWA Diamond Dagger, a lifetime achievement award for sustained excellence. In 2018 he received a Specsavers Honorary PlatinumBestseller Award.
Successful nationwide tours of the stage plays of THE PERFECT MURDER (2014), DEAD SIMPLE (2015), NOT DEAD ENOUGH (2017) and THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL (2019) have played to packed theatres in dozens of British cities, and garnered magnificent reviews. The newest Roy Grace theatre production, LOOKING GOOD DEAD, will tour in 2021.