DEAD MAN'S TIME, ninth in the Roy Grace series, has gone straight to number two in the bestsellers charts after just three days of sales.

DEAD MAN'S TIME was launched with a huge party given by Macmillan in Brighton's state of the art Amex Stadium last week. The Roy Grace series is published in 35 languages.

Mark Lawson's interview with Peter will be broadcast on Front Row on BBC Radio 4 this evening (Wednesday) between 7.15 - 7.45pm, and will be available on the BBC iPlayer later.

Praise for the Roy Grace series:

'Peter James is one of the best crime writers in the business.' -- Karin Slaughter

'The rapid-fire suspense builds to a terrifying, graphic conclusion that leaves tantalizing room for future instalments in the series.' -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

'What makes his books better than other people's books I think is that the ordinary people in these books react in the way they would react. They have absolute emotional credibility.' -- Jeff Park, 'Front Row' BBC Radio

'Exceptional, knock-your-socks-off.' -- Washington Post