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Left You Dead (Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, 17) Paperback – October 14, 2021

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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 BRITBOX TV series starring John Simm.

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

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“One of James’s most emotionally engaging books” ―The Mirror

“Peter James has penetrated the inner workings of police procedures, and the inner thoughts and attitudes of real detectives, as no English crime writer before him. His hero, Roy Grace, may not be the most lively cop, nor the most damaged by drink, weight or misery, but he’s one of the most believable” ―The Times

“James just gets better and better and deserves the success he has achieved with this first-class series” ―Independent on Sunday

“Meticulous research gives his prose great authenticity . . . James manages to add enough surprises and drama that by the end you’re rooting for the police and really don’t know if they will finally get their men” ―Sunday Express

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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, now a major ITV series. Globally, his books have been translated into thirty-seven languages and have sold 21 million copies.

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, 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. The first two novels in the Roy Grace series, Dead Simple and Looking Good Dead, have been adapted for television by Endeavour’s Russell Lewis.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pan (October 14, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1529004268
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1529004267
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.15 x 1.2 x 7.7 inches
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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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Brian mills
5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling read that doesn’t disappoint.
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2023
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Thrilling read that keeps the detectives and the reader guessing until the end. Another thread for Grace is weaved during the book too.
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floridajohn72
4.0 out of 5 stars 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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Pierre David
5.0 out of 5 stars 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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Johann Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars Peter James great writer.
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2023
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Loved the last Roy Grace mystery. Waiting for the next.
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James Tuley
4.0 out of 5 stars Not Creepy But A Good Mystery
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2023
Typical of this author and this character. Admittedly a tragedy is so well written, that the reader will empathize with this parent as though one is reading a newspaper article. One of the better Roy Grace stories.
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Tipinha
5.0 out of 5 stars 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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Marilyn Blackley
3.0 out of 5 stars Some frustrations with this book
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2024
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I have been loving the more recent books (I’m reading them all in order) but found this book to be repetitive at times, for example a character relating to another what we, the reader, already know. I also found the antagonist to be predictable from the moment they were depicted.
On a separate note, and I don’t want to spoil this for anyone who has not yet read the book, I did not like the elimination of a character who seemed to be too problematic to keep developing. Although the character was complex the method of elimination seems to me unrealistic and I wonder if this character was simply eliminated to make the process of writing, going forward, easier.
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Olivia R
5.0 out of 5 stars 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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Anne from Hamilton.
5.0 out of 5 stars Another outstanding book in the series.
Reviewed in Canada on May 9, 2024
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Really riveting. Absolutely marvelous storyline with twists, turns and more twists. I thoroughly enjoyed it. You don't have to be a reader of the whole series to read any one of the series, but why wouldn't you read the whole series....each one is fabulous.
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Mosfra
5.0 out of 5 stars Page Turner!!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 24, 2023
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Very well structured thriller. PJ is a great storyteller and I like the way he introduces the main characters and their stories from the beginning of the drama and then brings Roy Grace and his team in about 1/3 of the way into the story and weaves them all into a page turning novel.
I still think there is more to the Bruno story, only time will tell? I’m now reading Book 18 and will be bereft once I finish the whole set.
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Didi Felton de Aparicio
5.0 out of 5 stars Cliffhanger
Reviewed in Spain on November 10, 2021
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Brilliantly, Peter James has managed to come up with another racy read, which is not always the case, but in "Left You Dead" he manages to keep us guessing for most of another of his enormous tomes! He manages to wake all kinds of suspicions in his readers so that one is never quite sure "who done what to whom" ...and why!
All in all, a very enjoyable book with enough suspense to keep you hanging on in there for nearly 500 pages!
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Expat
3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best in the series
Reviewed in Germany on June 12, 2021
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Ok, first of all, THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS.
I have read the entire Roy Grace series, as well as most of Peter James's other books, and although the series is largely enjoyable, I do find that some of the threads that carry on through the books get tired. But the one that was making me wonder this time ... well, did Mr James get tired of it?
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The main case that is featured in the book was, to be honest, very easily guessable. And as soon as the second major clue was dropped, I knew where it was all going. But nonetheless it was readable.
Then onto the characterisation.
I have always had a bit of a problem with Cleo, who is painted as blonde, intelligent (she works out a "clue" in a letter that was so blindingly obvious that one might wonder about Roy Grace's own IQ) and all-round nice, but I have never got a true sense of her character. In fact each character has their own niche from Casian Pewe (bad boss whose ego rules) to Norman Potting (misogynistic with a childish tendency to come up with inappropriate jokes, but we are invited to feel sorry for him because of the loss of his fiancee followed by health problems) and many are actually fairly two-dimensional. I get the impression that plot and research are important, but a subtle, interesting, painting of characters is not always a strong point.
So, coming onto my major bugbear: we have gone through the whole Sandy thing which was dragged out interminably over a number of books, until she was conveniently killed off and now
MAJOR SPOILER
the entire Bruno story has been building up, with this apparent budding psychopath living under the Grace roof and what? James just kills him off. Are we now supposed to feel sorry for Bruno as a deeply unhappy child who has met a sad end? I feel that the entire build-up of his character has been thrown out of the window because Mr James got bored with this thread, or perhaps didn't know where to go with it. In fact I am torn between irritation at another long-drawn-out issue like the Sandy one, and frustration that it was not resolved more satisfyingly. I was even surprised at the way Roy Grace seemed to know so little about organ donation, given his position.
No doubt I shall read the next book, but I did go through this one with a sense of, well, frustration and dissatisfaction. Which is a shame.
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Sharon
5.0 out of 5 stars Peter James is brilliant his books are a joy to read and this one was no exception.
Reviewed in Australia on May 28, 2021
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I have all 17 of the Roy Grace Novels by Peter james and none of them disappointed. They were full of suspense and mystery and extremely well written I lend them to all my family and friends and would defiantly recommend his books to all lovers of murder and detective books. A great read.
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