Peter James is an English bestselling author, best known for his much loved Roy Grace series, which follows the Brighton-based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace in his gruelling investigations. James started his career as a writer/producer in films and television. He has written thirty-five novels and two works of non-fiction and his books have sold over 20 million copies worldwide.
Peter James

Featured book by Peter James
Left You Dead
The eighteen books of this series see Brighton-based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigate mysterious and puzzling crimes. A man haunted by his demons and by the disappearance of his own wife, Roy Grace “is a new, and very different detective…open-minded to all methods of police work in order to find the truth.”
Read moreAuthor recommends
Sherlock Holmes
By Arthur Conan Doyle
Recommended by: Peter James
Publish Date: 1887-1927
Some of the most celebrated detective novels of all time, the Sherlock Holmes books are set in London and feature legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and his crime-solving partner Dr Watson as they investigate the most baffling cases.
The Silence Of The Lambs
By Thomas Harris
Recommended by: Peter James
Publish Date: 1988
Called to help with the investigation into a psycopath who is murdering women across the Midwest, FBI Agent Clarice Starling finds herself conducting interviews with a prisoner who may provide clues to identify the killer, psychiatrist and cannibal Dr. Hannibal…