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Review:
It's hard to make series feel fresh, but James has done it, in this the 14th outing in the Det Grace series! In fact, this one is such a tangled roller coaster of a read, that I found myself reading it in one sitting, long into the night! What starts out as a simple outing at the football stadium with his son, turns Det Grace's life upside town for 3 days, as the day turns from one terror to another, and the case seems to have no leads, then too many false leads. And just when the team THINK they have it solved, there is a total turn around in the case, making them realize everything they knew was false! It's hard to keep up wth all the clues in this one, but Grace and his team are at their best, and kudos to James for livening up the series and giving us an amazing read. Don't miss this one!
About the Author:
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Synopsis:
Kipp Brown, successful businessman and compulsive gambler, is having the worst run of luck of his life. He’s beginning to lose, big style. However, taking his teenage son, Mungo, to their club’s Saturday afternoon football match should have given him a welcome respite, if only for a few hours. But it's at the stadium where his nightmare begins. He takes his eye off his son for a few moments, and in that time, the boy disappears. Then he gets the terrifying message that someone has his child, and to get him back alive, Kipp will have to pay.
Defying instruction not to contact the police, Kipp reluctantly does just that, and Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is brought in to investigate. At first it seems a straightforward case of kidnap. But rapidly Grace finds himself entering a dark, criminal underbelly of the city, where the rules are different and nothing is what it seems...
Defying instruction not to contact the police, Kipp reluctantly does just that, and Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is brought in to investigate. At first it seems a straightforward case of kidnap. But rapidly Grace finds himself entering a dark, criminal underbelly of the city, where the rules are different and nothing is what it seems...
Complete with maps, a glossary, and fast-paced chapters, DEAD IF YOU DON’T will pique the interest of every crime procedural reader and satisfy everyone who loves to unravel a good mystery that’s full of true-to-life characters!
Review:
It's hard to make series feel fresh, but James has done it, in this the 14th outing in the Det Grace series! In fact, this one is such a tangled roller coaster of a read, that I found myself reading it in one sitting, long into the night! What starts out as a simple outing at the football stadium with his son, turns Det Grace's life upside town for 3 days, as the day turns from one terror to another, and the case seems to have no leads, then too many false leads. And just when the team THINK they have it solved, there is a total turn around in the case, making them realize everything they knew was false! It's hard to keep up wth all the clues in this one, but Grace and his team are at their best, and kudos to James for livening up the series and giving us an amazing read. Don't miss this one!
About the Author:
Peter James is the #1 international bestselling author of the Roy Grace thriller series.He has had 3 smash-hit play adaptations of his work, has hit #1 on the international bestseller list, and was awarded the Crime Writers’Association Diamond Dagger Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.
Before writing full time, James lived in the U.S. for a number of years, producing films including The Merchant of Venice, starring Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes.
He has won numerous literary awards, including the publicly voted ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards People’s Bestseller Dagger in 2011 and was shortlisted for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize for Perfect People in 2012. James’s novels have been translated into thirty-six languages and three have been turned into films. All of his novels reflect a deep interest in the world of the police, with whom he does in–depth research and has unprecedented access, as well as science, medicine and the paranormal.
A speed junkie, who in his teens was selected to train for the British Olympic Ski Team, he holds aninternational motor racing license and switches off from work by racing his classic 1965 BMW. James divides his time between his homes in Notting Hill in London and near Brighton in Sussex.
Check out his website for more info.
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