Peter James





Peter James

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in Brighton, The United Kingdom
August 22, 1948

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Peter James has been a screenwriter and film producer, and is now the author of best selling crime novels. James has written 25 books, the most recent of which feature Brighton-based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. His books have been translated into 29 languages. In England they are published by Pan Books and in the US by Carroll & Graf Publishers. James has written supernatural thrillers, spy fiction, Michael Crichton-style science-based thrillers, and a children's novel, as well as the introductions for Graham Masterton's collection 'Manitou Man' and Joe Rattigan's collection 'Ghosts Far From Subtle'.

He also wrote, as 'a labour of love' the children's novelisation for the 1986 movie 'Biggles', which he also produced. James is a l...more


Average rating: 3.91 · 15,834 ratings · 1,820 reviews · 52 distinct works · Similar authors
Dead Simple (Roy Grace, #1)
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 2,823 ratings — published 2005 — 42 editions
Not Dead Enough (Roy Grace,...
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 1,648 ratings — published 2007 — 18 editions
Looking Good Dead (Roy Grac...
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 1,641 ratings — published 2006 — 30 editions
Perfect People
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 1,387 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions
Dead Tomorrow (Roy Grace, #5)
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 1,103 ratings — published 2009 — 18 editions
Dead Man's Footsteps (Roy G...
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 1,141 ratings — published 2008 — 22 editions
Dead Like You (Roy Grace, #6)
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 1,229 ratings — published 2010 — 21 editions
Dead Man's Grip (Roy Grace,...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1,078 ratings — published 2011 — 16 editions
Not Dead Yet (Roy Grace, #8)
3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 750 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions
The Perfect Murder
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 363 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions
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“All men lie. That's how they operate. if you want a longterm relationship with a man you've got to understand it's going to be with a liar. It's in their nature - it's genetic, it's a bloody Darwinian acquired characteristic for survival, OK? They tell you what they want you to hear.”
Peter James, Dead Like You

“Branson ate his salad, and left the rest of his fish untouched, while Grace tucked into his steak and kidney pudding with relish. 'I read a while ago,' he told Branson, 'that the French drink more red wine than the English but live longer. The Japanese eat more fish than the English but drink less wine and live longer. The Germans eat more red meat than the English, and drink more beer and they live longer too. You know the moral of this story?
'No'
'It's not what you eat or drink - it's speaking English that kills you.”
Peter James, Dead Simple

“The world is changing and people don't like change.”
Peter James, Perfect People

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