Peter James

[The Large One]

I have just finished Dead Tomorrow, really enjoyed it. I don't usually like these kind of police novels but I am on the lookout for another.

Here's his bibliography...

Best Selling Murder Mystery Book Author Peter James Roy Grace Detective Thriller Novels

Kind of helps with the sub-stories to read them in order - but not vital.

 

[BadFish]

Here's his bibliography...

Best Selling Murder Mystery Book Author Peter James Roy Grace Detective Thriller Novels

Kind of helps with the sub-stories to read them in order - but not vital.

Thanks for that, I think I will start with the first Roy Grace Novel and follow it through, then start on the other. Although he seems to write them quicker than I'll get chance to read them.

 

[The Large One]

Thanks for that, I think I will start with the first Roy Grace Novel and follow it through, then start on the other. Although he seems to write them quicker than I'll get chance to read them.

Part of 'Dead Tomorrow' is set in your neck of the wood, if I recall correctly.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

The latest one is possibly the weakest of the series IMO. Maybe I am über clever but I had the villain figured from about page 20.

Peter James mum was the owner of Cordelia James Gloves who used to have factory up in Stamford Avenue area. He used to come into the Park View years ago. Thoroughly nice bloke.

Getting the Grace novels on screen would be great for Brighton. I heard him on breakfast a little while ago saying that they are adapting Dead Simple as a movie...I would prefer a TV series tbh. Would do for Brighton what Morse did for Oxford.

 

[BadFish]

Part of 'Dead Tomorrow' is set in your neck of the wood, if I recall correctly.

Just finished Dead Tomorrow, it was all set in and around Brighton. By my neck of the woods do you mean Geelong, Victoria or Australia?

Any recommendation for his other novels, the perfect people one sounds good, I will nip down to the library tomorrow to see what the have.

 

[The Large One]

Just finished Dead Tomorrow, it was all set in and around Brighton. By my neck of the woods do you mean Geelong, Victoria or Australia?

Any recommendation for his other novels, the perfect people one sounds good, I will nip down to the library tomorrow to see what the have.

What a plank. I meant 'Dead Man's Footsteps'.

Oops.

 

[The Large One]

The latest one is possibly the weakest of the series IMO. Maybe I am über clever but I had the villain figured from about page 20.

Sadly, I agree. But then I kind of let myself be carried along by the story, so didn't really guess it.

Peter James mum was the owner of Cordelia James Gloves who used to have factory up in Stamford Avenue area. He used to come into the Park View years ago. Thoroughly nice bloke.

Yup. It was in Havelock Road. The factory isn't there now (it's in Lewes); it's housing, a small row called 'Glover's Yard'.

Getting the Grace novels on screen would be great for Brighton. I heard him on breakfast a little while ago saying that they are adapting Dead Simple as a movie...I would prefer a TV series tbh. Would do for Brighton what Morse did for Oxford.

... and he has had to veto a suggestion from the TV companies about not filming it in Brighton.

 

[slinky]

quality author, and i agree with the previous poster the plot was good, but the villain was a bit obvious. Not sure what the next book will bring for Roy / Cleo / Sandy......

 

[Badger]

... and he has had to veto a suggestion from the TV companies about not filming it in Brighton.

Indeed, I went to a Peter James evening a couple of weeks ago and he said BBC Scotland were interested in the series which he thought was slightly puzzling until he discovered they wanted to film it ABERDEEN, I'm not surprised he told them where to stick it. He also said he hates Dead Letter Drop and would rather it wasn't his début novel.

Any recommendation for his other novels, the perfect people one sounds good, I will nip down to the library tomorrow to see what the have.

I've just started reading Perfect People, it looks like something that's right up my street as I've enjoyed his previous science based books. Host is a good one, it's to do with reading people's brains into a computer to give the computer intelligence, it's quite a good ending too. A lot of his other books are based around the supernatural with out-of-body experiences and things like that.

 

[slinky]

I've just started reading Perfect People, it looks like something that's right up my street as I've enjoyed his previous science based books. Host is a good one, it's to do with reading people's brains into a computer to give the computer intelligence, it's quite a good ending too. A lot of his other books are based around the supernatural with out-of-body experiences and things like that.

i too have just started reading this. it is 20p on kindle.....

about 25% through, good thus far....

 

[Boroseagull]

Sadly, I agree. But then I kind of let myself be carried along by the story, so didn't really guess it.



Yup. It was in Havelock Road. The factory isn't there now (it's in Lewes); it's housing, a small row called 'Glover's Yard'.



... and he has had to veto a suggestion from the TV companies about not filming it in Brighton.

Brings back memories everytime. Mum [when alive] was one of the 'home workers' for Cornelia James. Sometimes I used to go with her on the trolley bus from Braybon Ave to 5 Ways to collect new supplies of beads, sequins & plain gloves. The full time factory girls used to treat me as a 'nipper' to sweeties etc. Can remember mum sitting at home in Greenfield Cres. sewing away for seemingly ever to earn 'pin' money. Ahh, distant memories of the 1950's.