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Peter James (1) (1948–)

Author of Dead Simple

For other authors named Peter James, see the disambiguation page.

70+ Works 11,515 Members 442 Reviews 23 Favorited

About the Author

Peter James was born in Brighton, England on August 22, 1948. He graduated from Ravensbourne Film School and worked as screen writer and film producer for several years. He began his writing career in 1979 and has written over 25 books including Dead Letter Drop, Twilight, Host, Alchemist, The show more Perfect Murder, Perfect People, and Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series. He won the UK Crime Writers Association Diamond Dagger award in 2016. The Diamond Dagger is awarded to writers whose careers are `marked by sustained excellence¿, and who have `made a significant contribution to crime writing published in the English language¿. Recipients are selected from nominations submitted by CWA members. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Series

Works by Peter James

Dead Simple (2005) 1,452 copies
Looking Good Dead (2006) 915 copies
Not Dead Enough (2007) 732 copies
Dead Like You (2010) 675 copies
Dead Man's Footsteps (2008) 660 copies
Dead Tomorrow (2009) 586 copies
Dead Man's Grip (2011) 535 copies
Not Dead Yet (2012) 438 copies
Perfect People (2011) 382 copies
You Are Dead (2015) 369 copies
Dead Man's Time (2013) 366 copies
Want You Dead (2015) 330 copies
Love You Dead (2016) 283 copies
Need You Dead (2017) 253 copies
Possession (1988) 251 copies
Dead if You Don't (2018) 207 copies
The House on Cold Hill (2015) 191 copies
Dead at First Sight (2019) 183 copies
Twilight (1900) 175 copies
Absolute Proof (2019) 172 copies
Sweet Heart (1990) 167 copies
Find Them Dead (2020) 162 copies
Dreamer (1989) 152 copies
Denial (1994) 151 copies
Faith (2000) 148 copies
Alchemist (1996) 146 copies
Prophecy (1992) 145 copies
The Perfect Murder (2010) 142 copies
The Truth (1997) 142 copies
Host (1993) 133 copies
Left You Dead (2021) 125 copies
A Twist of the Knife (2014) 111 copies
Picture You Dead (2022) 83 copies
The Secret of Cold Hill (2019) 81 copies
Dead Letter Drop (1981) 68 copies
I Follow You (2020) 66 copies
Billionaire (1984) 58 copies
Atom Bomb Angel (1983) 36 copies
Stop Them Dead (2023) — Author — 32 copies
Wish You Were Dead (2021) 22 copies
In the Nick of Time: John Rebus vs. Roy Grace (2014) — Author — 20 copies
Footloose [short story] (2019) 10 copies
Travelling Man (1984) 4 copies
Short Shockers (2013) 4 copies
À deux pas de la mort (2012) 3 copies
Toucher mortel (2018) 3 copies
Dreamer [and] Sweet Heart (2011) 3 copies
Dawne wynalazki (1997) 2 copies
Absoluta bevis (2019) 2 copies
Iidsed saladused (2001) 1 copy
Ik volg jou 1 copy
Død som deg (2018) 1 copy
Ludzie doskonali (2017) 1 copy
Surmaga võidu (2016) 1 copy

Associated Works

FaceOff (2014) — Contributor — 501 copies
No Rest for the Dead: A Serial Novel (2011) — Contributor — 404 copies
MatchUp (2017) — Contributor — 311 copies
Cyber-killers (1997) — Contributor, some editions — 106 copies
OxCrimes (2014) — Contributor — 75 copies
Venice Noir (2012) — Contributor — 57 copies
Dancing With the Dark (1999) — Contributor — 49 copies
Narrow Houses: Tales of Superstition, Suspense, and Fear (1992) — Contributor — 45 copies
The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 7 (2010) — Contributor — 38 copies
The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 9 (2012) — Contributor — 29 copies

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BooksInMirror | 28 other reviews | Feb 19, 2024 |
New author for me. I'll be reading all in the series if they stay as good.
 
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Maryjane75 | 68 other reviews | Sep 30, 2023 |
Ok for a brainless read while on holiday. I was a bit fed up with the whole victim's family takes revenge for crime bit as PJ has done that storyline before and not that long ago in the series. The missing wife storyline mostly took a back seat and I for one was fine with that as it makes my eyes roll.
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