Picture You Dead: Roy Grace Returns to Solve a Nerve-Shattering Case
Sep 2022 · Pan Macmillan
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‘Peter James is one of the best British crime writers, and therefore one of the best in the world’ – Lee Child, author of The Jack Reacher series
A long-lost masterpiece sparks deadly violence – and sets Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on the path of a calculating killer. Discover the darkness that lurks around every corner in Picture You Dead.
Now a major ITV drama starring John Simm as Roy Grace.
Harry and Freya, an ordinary couple, dreamed for years of finding something priceless buried amongst the tat in a car boot sale.
It was a dream they knew in their hearts would never come true – until the day it did . . .
They buy a drab portrait for twenty pounds for its beautiful frame, planning to cut the painting out. Then, studying it back at home, there seems to be another picture beneath, of a stunning landscape. Could it be a long-lost masterpiece from 1770? If genuine, it could be worth millions.
One collector is certain it is genuine. Someone who uses any method he can to get what he wants.
Detective Superintendent Roy Grace finds himself plunged into the unfamiliar and rarefied world of fine art. Outwardly it appears respectable, gentlemanly, above reproach. But beneath the veneer, he rapidly finds that greed, deception and violence walk hand-in-hand. And Harry and Freya are about to discover that their dream is turning into their worst nightmare . . .
Although the Roy Grace novels can be read in any order, Picture You Dead is the eighteenth title in the bestselling series. Enjoy more of the Brighton detective’s investigations with Find Them Dead and Left You Dead.
*****
23 million books sold.
Creator of Her Majesty Queen Camilla’s favourite fictional detective.
‘The master of the craft’ – Daily Express
'Peter James is one of the best crime writers in the business' – Karin Slaughter, author of the Will Trent series
'One of the world’s most popular detective series' – The Guardian
A long-lost masterpiece sparks deadly violence – and sets Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on the path of a calculating killer. Discover the darkness that lurks around every corner in Picture You Dead.
Now a major ITV drama starring John Simm as Roy Grace.
Harry and Freya, an ordinary couple, dreamed for years of finding something priceless buried amongst the tat in a car boot sale.
It was a dream they knew in their hearts would never come true – until the day it did . . .
They buy a drab portrait for twenty pounds for its beautiful frame, planning to cut the painting out. Then, studying it back at home, there seems to be another picture beneath, of a stunning landscape. Could it be a long-lost masterpiece from 1770? If genuine, it could be worth millions.
One collector is certain it is genuine. Someone who uses any method he can to get what he wants.
Detective Superintendent Roy Grace finds himself plunged into the unfamiliar and rarefied world of fine art. Outwardly it appears respectable, gentlemanly, above reproach. But beneath the veneer, he rapidly finds that greed, deception and violence walk hand-in-hand. And Harry and Freya are about to discover that their dream is turning into their worst nightmare . . .
Although the Roy Grace novels can be read in any order, Picture You Dead is the eighteenth title in the bestselling series. Enjoy more of the Brighton detective’s investigations with Find Them Dead and Left You Dead.
*****
23 million books sold.
Creator of Her Majesty Queen Camilla’s favourite fictional detective.
‘The master of the craft’ – Daily Express
'Peter James is one of the best crime writers in the business' – Karin Slaughter, author of the Will Trent series
'One of the world’s most popular detective series' – The Guardian
Ratings and reviews
4.3
36 reviews
Claire George
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December 12, 2022
As usual James has written a good yarn. He builds his storie well from the beginning forming solid characters and continuing Roy Graces life where he left it. I always look forward to the next Roy Grace book and this one hasnt disappointed...
Drew Noble
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October 8, 2023
Disappointing compared to previous books in the series. Writing came across as lazy at times and the story disjointed and clumsily wrapped up in a hurry.
Gwenn Calland
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August 3, 2023
I've read a lot of his books but still a few I've not I hate the last chapter because I want it to carry on
About the author
Known for his fast-paced and gripping stories that thrust regular people into extraordinary situations, Peter James has proven himself to be one of the world’s most successful writers, delivering number one bestsellers time and time again. His Superintendent Roy Grace books have been translated into thirty-seven languages with worldwide sales of over twenty-one million copies. He has enjoyed seventeen Sunday Times number one bestsellers, and Find Them Dead spent seven weeks at number one. The first five novels in the Roy Grace series have been adapted for television by Endeavour’s Russell Lewis.
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