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Peter James


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Peter James is the author of several very successful thrillers, two of which have been made into successful TV films. More are in production now. He was born in 1948 and educated at Charterhouse. He lives in Sussex near Lewes.
 

Genres: Mystery, Horror, Thriller
 
New and upcoming books
September 2024

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One of us is Dead
(Roy Grace, book 20)
Series
Max Flynn
   1. Dead Letter Drop (1981)
   2. Atom Bomb Angel (1983)
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Roy Grace
   1. Dead Simple (2005)
   2. Looking Good Dead (2006)
   3. Not Dead Enough (2007)
   4. Dead Man's Footsteps (2008)
   5. Dead Tomorrow (2009)
   6. Dead Like You (2010)
   7. Dead Man's Grip (2011)
   8. Not Dead Yet (2012)
   9. Dead Man's Time (2013)
   10. Want You Dead (2014)
   10.5. In the Nick of Time (2014) (with Ian Rankin)
   11. You Are Dead (2015)
   12. Love You Dead (2016)
   13. Need You Dead (2017)
   14. Dead If You Don't (2018)
   15. Dead at First Sight (2019)
   16. Find Them Dead (2020)
   17. Left You Dead (2021)
   Wish You Were Dead (2021)
   18. Picture You Dead (2022)
   19. Stop Them Dead (2023)
   20. One of us is Dead (2024)
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Novels
   Billionaire (1983)
   Travelling Man (1984)
   Biggles (1986)
   Possession (1988)
   Dreamer (1989)
   Sweet Heart (1990)
   Twilight (1991)
   Prophecy (1992)
   Host (1993)
   Alchemist (1996)
   Denial (1996)
   Getting Wired (1996)
   The Truth (1997)
   Faith (2000)
   No Rest for the Dead (2011) (with others)
   Perfect People (2011)
   Absolute Proof (2018)
   I Follow You (2020)
   They Thought I Was Dead (2024)
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Collections
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Series contributed to
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Afraid of the light
   3. Afraid of the Shadows (2021) (with others)
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Non fiction show
 
Omnibus editions show
 
Peter James recommends
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The Reappearance of Rachel Price (2024)
Holly Jackson
"There is a lot to really enjoy in this story and there is great energy to the writing, as well as some fine characterization."
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Deadly Animals (2024)
Marie Tierney
"Utterly mesmerising . . . This writer has huge talent."
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Let Me In (2023)
Claire McGowan
"An engaging, compelling and twisty story - Claire McGowan at her very best."

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Anthologies containing stories by Peter James
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Ten Year Stretch (2018)
Celebrating a Decade of Crime Fiction and CrimeFest
edited by
Martin Edwards and Adrian Muller
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MatchUp (2017)
edited by
Lee Child
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Terror Tales of the Ocean (2015)
(Terror Tales)
edited by
Paul Finch

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Awards
British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (1995) : Alchemist
BCA Crime Thriller of the Year Best Novel nominee (2007) : Looking Good Dead
Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award Best Book nominee (2010) : Dead Like You
Barry Awards Best British Crime Novel winner (2012) : Dead Man's Grip


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