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Left You Dead: A Realistically Creepy Crime Thriller (Roy Grace Book 17) by [Peter James]

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*The brand new Roy Grace novel from Peter James - Picture You Dead - is available to pre-order now*

Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, creation of the CWA Diamond Dagger award-winning author Peter James, faces his most engrossing case yet in Left You Dead.

Niall and Eden Paternoster start their Sunday the same way they always do – with a long drive, a visit to a country house and a quick stop at the local supermarket on the way home.

But this Sunday ends differently – because while Niall waits and waits in the car park for Eden to pick up supplies, Eden never returns. She’s not waiting for him at home, and none of their family or friends have heard from her.

Gone without a trace, Niall is arrested on suspicion of her murder. When DS Roy Grace is called in to investigate, it doesn’t take long to realize that nothing in this case is quite as it seems . . .

Left You Dead is the seventeenth thrilling crime novel in the Roy Grace series. Enjoy more of the Brighton detective’s investigations with Dead Simple, Looking Good Dead and Not Dead Enough.

Now a major TV series starring John Simm.

'One of James’s most emotionally engaging books' – Mirror

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May 13, 2021
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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.

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"Peter James is back with a bang. . . . This is the best Roy Grace book for several years. . . . Left You Dead is a real page-turner." Express

"Not since Judith Rossner’s Looking for Mr. Goodbar has a novel so wrenchingly portrayed the perils of looking for love in all the wrong places. . . . The action is fast and furious, but, as in all novels in this series, it’s held together by the unflappable character of Superintendent Grace. James has won WHSmith’s Best Crime Author of All Time award and the British Crime Writers’ Association’s Diamond Dagger award. Not to be missed." —Booklist starred review of Dead at First Sight
"This is police procedural writing of the highest order." —The Providence Journal on Need You Dead "This skillful twister shows why James was awarded the 2016 CWA Diamond Dagger." —Publishers Weekly Online starred review of Need You Dead --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08NJZQQQ9
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Macmillan (May 13, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 13, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3910 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 508 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1529004268
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Best Sellers Rank: #50,120 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #560 in Kidnapping Crime Fiction
- #650 in Kidnapping Thrillers
- #1,840 in Police Procedurals (Kindle Store)

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Peter James is a UK No.1 bestselling author, best known for his Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series, now a hit ITV drama starring John Simm as the troubled Brighton copper.

Much loved by crime and thriller fans for his fast-paced page-turners full of unexpected plot twists, sinister characters, and accurate portrayal of modern day policing, he has won over 40 awards for his work including the WHSmith Best Crime Author of All Time Award and Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger.

To date, Peter has written an impressive total of 19 Sunday Times No. 1s, sold over 21 million copies worldwide and been translated into 38 languages. His books are also often adapted for the stage – the most recent being Looking Good Dead.

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Tipinha

Loved loved loveeeed it!

Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2021

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Couldn’t have been better! Peter James is one of my favorite authors. Roy Grace and Glenn Branson both are my kind if characters. They’re very smart, funny in a wise way, great at their job and I really love them. The plot was surprising in many ways but I’ll leave my comment that way to not ruin for others. Enjoy every page as probably the next one will be published only next year. Thank you Peter James to turn my life more interesting!

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Olivia R

Nothing left unresolved

Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2021

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I could not wait for this 17th book and it did not disappoint. It was fast paced, complicated and a bit sad. Many issues were resolved, although one resolution was interesting - to say the least. I really like this author's writing style, precise, holds you from beginning to end, and still leaves you guessing a little. Cannot wait for number 18.

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Pierre David

Loved it with a caveat

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2022

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I’m a huge fan of James. Love his quick, down to business style. Love the various twists… I spend my time guessing how it will end… this book very much delivers on all counts!
One caveat. While extremely sad, and makes you feel very much for Grace, I was somewhat unsure about the Bruno story that doesn’t really connect with the story enough. Yes it shows Grace’s personal life and humanity, but was it necessary to have his son - spoiler - die?

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tadpole

At it again!!

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2021

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At it again. Another splendid read. It’s a shame that I have to wait another year until the next one.
Enjoyable read from start to finish. I thought you dealt with the transplant issue very sympathetically and caused a few tugs at the heart strings whilst reading.
Well done again.

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Kindle Customer

Not up to usual standard

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2021

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I love Roy Grace and his team. But I found this book rather disjointed. It seemed like the author had problems with the word count since several times the same phrases were repeatedly said over and over.

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floridajohn72

Gripping

Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2021

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I have been eyeballing Peter James books for years. But after enjoying the GRACE series with John Sim, I gave them a new shot. And fell in love with the story & more importantly the characters.

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M. Mulder

Disappointing - book filled with repetition

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2021

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I am a big fan of Peter James. This book is disappointing as approx 25% of the book is repeating the same crime details, under “Roy’s team daily update”. It seems as if Peter James tried to add volume to his book with repetitions and ridiculous small details that is no relevant at all. Hope next one has more impact storyline

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Excellent as always

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2021

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Will continue to follow career of Roy Grace hopefully for a long time!!!
Hopefully Peter will be writing a follow up

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Morganlefay

Disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2021

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Very mixed feelings about this book. Early on there is far too much description of the exact roles of different police specialisms, and detailed names and back histories of individuals in very minor roles. This smacked of James seeking to show us how very clued up he is on the minutiae of modern police capabilities, and was just really tedious. The narrative limped along in the background, and even the main characters seem to have lost definition. Poor Cleo has become a 'little woman' only there to provide support for her manly husband and it was all a bit disappointing in terms of advancing Roy's story (even with its highly dramatic Bruno event mid-book) The murder plot was guessable quite early on: (Spoiler alert !!!) we've read Gone Girl, but towards the eventual end the pace quickened, and the book seemed to return to more vintage James standards with a twist which was harder to anticipate. The cliffhanger concerning Cassian Pewe is irritating because it makes this seem like a part-work not a complete story, as indeed does any fallout from what happened to Bruno. I will read the next one, but found this a very disappointing read.

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Luke

A Return to Form!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 15, 2021

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Following the previous book which should barely have been considered as part of the Roy Grace series, this book is a true return to form.

Firstly, Roy is in more than a few paragraphs, and secondly it’s hard to put down.

Whilst not a shocking end when you’re used to Peter James plots and ways of writing, there’s twists and turns throughout that will keep you reading ‘just one more chapter’ until the end!

26 people found this helpful

Wendy A

Action packed with enough twists to keep everyone guessing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 15, 2021

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This, the 17th book in Peter James' popular "Roy Grace" detective series does not disappoint. Action packed with enough twists to keep everyone guessing, there is also a devastating occurrence in DS Roy Grace's family which means their lives will never be the same again. Plus there is the added bonus of the book being set in and around my home town. It's just a shame we have to wait a year for the next one!

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Peter Lolley

Probably his best yet

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 19, 2021

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I have read all the Roy Grace novels and appreciated them all to a greater or lesser extent, but this latest one I think is the best yet. I never thought that a chapter in a Grace novel would move me to tears, but Chapter 67 of this one did. I will not spoil for other readers, but I defy anyone to read that particular chapter and not be moved. Peter James has excelled himself in this book. Thank you for this work Peter.

15 people found this helpful

Richard Coleman

Inconsistent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 22, 2021

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Loath to write anything negative about Peter James, however -Love the Roy Grace books but I felt this was 100 pages too long. A character introduced a couple of books ago and seemingly with quite a backstory and perhaps interesting future was killed off. Seems as if the author wasn't sure how to proceed with their development. We then had pages and pages of hospital detail, and interminable extracts of Grace crying. Not really relevant to the main theme. Secondly a situation introduced in the opening section just petered out at the end.
The main storyline, as ever was clever with an interesting plot twist and fast paced in true 'James' style, but disappointment with 'I Follow You', his last book, and now this weakly edited book left me disappointed. Sorry!

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