About
Peter James
Peter James is a British author and screenwriter known for his crime and suspense novels. Born in Brighton, England, in 1948, he attended Charterhouse School and earned a degree in film and television from the University of Sussex. After working in the film industry, James turned to writing and published his debut novel, "Dead Letter Drop," in 1981. James has written over 40 novels, many of which feature Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. His books have sold over 20 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 37 languages. Notable works include "Hostage," "Dead Like You," and "The Perfect Murder." James has received numerous awards for his writing, including the Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers' Association in 2017 for outstanding lifetime achievement in crime fiction. He has also been awarded the Shamus Award and the CWA Gold Dagger Award. Critical acclaim has praised James for his intricate plots, well-developed characters, and gripping suspense.
Book Series by Peter James
Roy Grace Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Dead Simple | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Looking Good Dead | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Not Dead Enough | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Man's Footsteps | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Tomorrow | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Like You | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Man's Grip | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Not Dead Yet | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Man's Time | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Want You Dead | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| You Are Dead | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Love You Dead | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Need You Dead | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead If You Don't | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead at First Sight | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Find Them Dead | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Left You Dead | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Picture You Dead | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Stop Them Dead | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| One of Us Is Dead | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
Roy Grace Short Stories/Novellas Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Footloose (Short Story) ( With: Val McDermid) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Wish You Were Dead | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
Cold Hill Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The House on Cold Hill | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Secret of Cold Hill | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
Max Flynn Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Dead Letter Drop | 1981 | Buy on Amazon |
| Atom Bomb Angel | 1983 | Buy on Amazon |
Peter James Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Billionaire | 1983 | Buy on Amazon |
| Biggles The Storybook (Short Story) | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| Possession | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dreamer | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sweet Heart | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Twilight | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| Prophecy | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Host | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Alchemist | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Getting Wired! (Short Story) | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Truth | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Denial | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Faith | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Perfect People | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Absolute Proof | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| I Follow You | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
Peter James Short Story Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| A Twist of the Knife | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
Peter James Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Perfect Murder (Short Story) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Christmas is for the Kids (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| In the Nick of Time (Short Story) ( With: Ian Rankin) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Footloose (Short Story) ( With: Val McDermid) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
The MatchUp Collection Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Honor & ... ( By: C.J. Box, Sandra Brown) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Deserves to Be Dead (Short Story) ( By: John Sandford, Lisa Jackson) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Getaway (Short Story) ( By: Lisa Scottoline, Nelson DeMille) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Midnight Flame (Short Story) ( By: Christopher Rice, Lara Adrian) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Short Story (Short Story) ( By: Karin Slaughter, Michael Koryta) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Past Prologue (Short Story) ( By: Diana Gabaldon, Steve Berry) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Faking a Murderer ( By: Lee Child, Kathy Reichs) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dig Here (Short Story) ( By: Charlaine Harris, Andrew Gross) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Taking the Veil (Short Story) ( By: J.A. Jance, Eric Van Lustbader) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rambo on Their Minds (Short Story) ( By: Gayle Lynds, David Morrell) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Footloose (Short Story) ( With: Val McDermid) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
Peter James Non-Fiction Books
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Death Comes Knocking ( With: Graham Bartlett) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Babes In The Wood ( With: Graham Bartlett) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
Akashic Noir Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Noir | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seattle Noir | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bronx Noir | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brooklyn Noir | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brooklyn Noir 2 | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Chicago Noir | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Manhattan Noir | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Miami Noir: The Classics | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| D.C. Noir | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Baltimore Noir | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| London Noir | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| New Orleans Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Los Angeles Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Wall Street Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Havana Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Detroit Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Toronto Noir | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Las Vegas Noir | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Manhattan Noir 2 | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Paris Noir | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Istanbul Noir | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Boston Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rome Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| San Francisco Noir 2 | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Portland Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Delhi Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Phoenix Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Los Angeles Noir 2 | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mexico City Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Richmond Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Orange County Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Indian Country Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Moscow Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lone Star Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Philadelphia Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Haiti Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Copenhagen Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pittsburgh Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| San Diego Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pittsburgh Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Barcelona Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cape Cod Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Staten Island Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mumbai Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Long Island Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Venice Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kingston Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| St. Petersburg Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kansas City Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Boston Noir 2 | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Manila Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Buffalo Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Twin Cities Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dallas Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Haiti Noir 2 | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Singapore Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Prison Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tel Aviv Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tehran Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Belfast Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Helsinki Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Providence Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Chicago Noir: The Classics | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Memphis Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Zagreb Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Marseille Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Beirut Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Stockholm Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brussels Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mississippi Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| St. Louis Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Prague Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| San Juan Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Oakland Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Trinidad Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Atlanta Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| New Haven Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Montana Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Buenos Aires Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Montreal Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Berlin Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| São Paulo Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Santa Cruz Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lagos Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Marrakech Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Baghdad Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Vancouver Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sydney Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hong Kong Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Amsterdam Noir | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Houston Noir | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Columbus Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Santa Fe Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Alabama Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Addis Ababa Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tampa Bay Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Belgrade Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
Peter James Anthologies
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Giant Book of Fantasy Tales | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 7 | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Sounds Of Crime | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| No Rest for the Dead | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Venice Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Killer Cookbook | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| OxCrimes: 27 Killer Stories from the Cream of Crimewriters | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| FaceOff | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| MatchUp | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ten Year Stretch | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Afraid of the Shadows | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
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