A new Thriller by Peter James 'Dead like You' Book Details

Written by Bob Suggs Tuesday, 13 September 2011 16:18

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Dead Like You (Detective Superintendent Roy Grace)

Peter James

Editorial Review:

In an ever expanding global market, American readers are discovering the exciting works of authors from abroad. And this has never been more true as it is with British authors of the suspense thriller genre.

This is the sixth novel by Peter James featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace who is forever haunted by the unexplained disappearance of his wife, Sandy, nearly ten years ago. Ever since she went missing, he’s been consumed with finding out what happened to her. Finally, he may be moving on. He has fallen in love and is going to marry his girlfriend, Cleo, who is pregnant with their child.

But his life is put on hold when, after a wild New Year’s Eve ball, a woman is brutally raped as she returns to her hotel room. A week later, another woman is attacked. Both victims’ shoes are taken by their attacker. Grace soon realizes that these new cases bear remarkable similarities to an unsolved series of crimes in the city back in 1997. The perpetrator had been dubbed “Shoe Man” and was believed to have raped four women before murdering his fifth victim and vanishing. Could this be a copycat, or has Shoe Man resurfaced?

When more women are assaulted, Grace becomes increasingly certain that they are dealing with the same man. By delving back into the past—a time when Sandy was still in his life—he may find the key to unlocking the current mystery. Soon Grace and his team find themselves in a desperate race against the clock to identify and save the life of the new sixth victim, as he struggles with a chapter in his life he thought he had put behind him at last.

Dead Like You is a fast pace, very engrossing read that's difficult to put down.

Using real life police procedures of the UK coupled with frighteningly too real crime scenarios, James weaves a novel that will leave you never looking at your shoes the same again.

Other Reviews:
“The most engrossing thriller since Thomas Harris's The Silence of the Lambs.” ----The Washington Post

“Sinister and riveting. Peter James is one of the best in the world.” –Lee Child

"U.S. readers deserve to know what the rest of the world has known for years--Peter James is one of the best crime writers in the business." --Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of BROKEN and UNDONE

Dead Like You (Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, Book 6)

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Author: Peter James Binding: Hardcover EAN: 9780312642822 EANList: Edition: First Edition ISBN: 0312642822 ItemDimensions: Label: Minotaur Books Languages: ListPrice: Manufacturer: Minotaur Books NumberOfItems: 1 NumberOfPages: 560 PackageDimensions: ProductGroup: Book ProductTypeName: ABIS_BOOK PublicationDate: 2010-11-23 Publisher: Minotaur Books ReleaseDate: 2010-11-23 SKU: U9780312642822 Studio: Minotaur Books Title: Dead Like You (Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, Book 6)

Product Description Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is forever haunted by the unexplained disappearance of his wife, Sandy, nearly ten years ago. Ever since she went missing, he's been consumed with finding out what happened to her. Finally, he may be moving on. He has fallen in love and is going to marry his girlfriend, Cleo, who is pregnant with their child.  But his life is put on hold when, after a wild New Year's Eve ball, a woman is brutally raped as she returns to her hotel room. A week later, another woman is attacked. Both victims' shoes are taken by their attacker. Grace soon realizes that these new cases bear remarkable similarities to an unsolved series of crimes in the city back in 1997. The perpetrator had been dubbed "Shoe Man" and was believed to have raped four women before murdering his fifth victim and vanishing. Could this be a copycat, or has Shoe Man resurfaced? When more women are assaulted, Grace becomes increasingly certain that they are dealing with the same man. By delving back into the past—a time when Sandy was still in his life—he may find the key to unlocking the current mystery. Soon Grace and his team find themselves in a desperate race against the clock to identify and save the life of the new sixth victim, as he struggles with a chapter in his life he thought he had put behind him at last. Dead Like You is Peter James at his best—"Possibly the most engrossing thriller since The Silence of the Lambs" (Washington Post Book World).

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