About the Author
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.
Reading Order
11 series · 170 booksRoy Grace Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Dead Simple | 2005 | Buy | |
| 2 | Looking Good Dead | 2006 | Buy | |
| 3 | Not Dead Enough | 2007 | Buy | |
| 4 | Dead Man's Footsteps | 2008 | Buy | |
| 5 | Dead Tomorrow | 2009 | Buy | |
| 6 | Dead Like You | 2010 | Buy | |
| 7 | Dead Man's Grip | 2011 | Buy | |
| 8 | Not Dead Yet | 2012 | Buy | |
| 9 | Dead Man's Time | 2013 | Buy | |
| 10 | Want You Dead | 2014 | Buy | |
| 11 | You Are Dead | 2015 | Buy | |
| 12 | Love You Dead | 2016 | Buy | |
| 13 | Need You Dead | 2017 | Buy | |
| 14 | Dead If You Don't | 2018 | Buy | |
| 15 | Dead at First Sight | 2019 | Buy | |
| 16 | Find Them Dead | 2020 | Buy | |
| 17 | Left You Dead | 2021 | Buy | |
| 18 | Picture You Dead | 2022 | Buy | |
| 19 | Stop Them Dead | 2023 | Buy | |
| 20 | They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story | 2024 | Buy | |
| 21 | One of Us Is Dead | 2024 | Buy |
Roy Grace Short Stories/Novellas Series
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Cold Hill Series
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Max Flynn Series
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Peter James Other Novels
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Billionaire | 1983 | Buy | |
| 2 | Biggles The Storybook (Short Story) | 1986 | Buy | |
| 3 | Possession | 1988 | Buy | |
| 4 | Dreamer | 1989 | Buy | |
| 5 | Sweet Heart | 1990 | Buy | |
| 6 | Twilight | 1991 | Buy | |
| 7 | Prophecy | 1992 | Buy | |
| 8 | Host | 1993 | Buy | |
| 9 | Alchemist | 1996 | Buy | |
| 10 | Getting Wired! (Short Story) | 1996 | Buy | |
| 11 | The Truth | 1997 | Buy | |
| 12 | Denial | 1998 | Buy | |
| 13 | Faith | 2000 | Buy | |
| 14 | Perfect People | 2011 | Buy | |
| 15 | Absolute Proof | 2017 | Buy | |
| 16 | I Follow You | 2020 | Buy |
Peter James Short Story Collections
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| 1 | A Twist of the Knife | 2014 | Buy |
Peter James Short Stories/Novellas
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The MatchUp Collection Series
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| 1 | Honor & ... ( By: C.J. Box, Sandra Brown) | 2017 | Buy | |
| 2 | Deserves to Be Dead (Short Story) ( By: John Sandford, Lisa Jackson) | 2017 | Buy | |
| 3 | Getaway (Short Story) ( By: Lisa Scottoline, Nelson DeMille) | 2017 | Buy | |
| 4 | Midnight Flame (Short Story) ( By: Christopher Rice, Lara Adrian) | 2018 | Buy | |
| 5 | Short Story (Short Story) ( By: Karin Slaughter, Michael Koryta) | 2019 | Buy | |
| 6 | Past Prologue (Short Story) ( By: Diana Gabaldon, Steve Berry) | 2019 | Buy | |
| 7 | Faking a Murderer ( By: Lee Child, Kathy Reichs) | 2019 | Buy | |
| 8 | Dig Here (Short Story) ( By: Charlaine Harris, Andrew Gross) | 2019 | Buy | |
| 9 | Taking the Veil (Short Story) ( By: J.A. Jance, Eric Van Lustbader) | 2019 | Buy | |
| 10 | Rambo on Their Minds (Short Story) ( By: Gayle Lynds, David Morrell) | 2019 | Buy | |
| 11 | Footloose (Short Story) ( With: Val McDermid) | 2019 | Buy |
Peter James Non-Fiction Books
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Akashic Noir Series
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| 1 | San Francisco Noir | 2002 | Buy | |
| 2 | Seattle Noir | 2003 | Buy | |
| 3 | Bronx Noir | 2003 | Buy | |
| 4 | Brooklyn Noir | 2004 | Buy | |
| 5 | Brooklyn Noir 2 | 2005 | Buy | |
| 6 | Chicago Noir | 2005 | Buy | |
| 7 | Manhattan Noir | 2006 | Buy | |
| 8 | Miami Noir: The Classics | 2006 | Buy | |
| 9 | D.C. Noir | 2006 | Buy | |
| 10 | Baltimore Noir | 2006 | Buy | |
| 11 | London Noir | 2006 | Buy | |
| 12 | New Orleans Noir | 2007 | Buy | |
| 13 | Los Angeles Noir | 2007 | Buy | |
| 14 | Wall Street Noir | 2007 | Buy | |
| 15 | Havana Noir | 2007 | Buy | |
| 16 | Detroit Noir | 2007 | Buy | |
| 17 | Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth | 2008 | Buy | |
| 18 | Toronto Noir | 2008 | Buy | |
| 19 | Las Vegas Noir | 2008 | Buy | |
| 20 | Manhattan Noir 2 | 2008 | Buy | |
| 21 | Paris Noir | 2008 | Buy | |
| 22 | Istanbul Noir | 2008 | Buy | |
| 23 | Boston Noir | 2009 | Buy | |
| 24 | Rome Noir | 2009 | Buy | |
| 25 | San Francisco Noir 2 | 2009 | Buy | |
| 26 | Portland Noir | 2009 | Buy | |
| 27 | Delhi Noir | 2009 | Buy | |
| 28 | Phoenix Noir | 2009 | Buy | |
| 29 | Los Angeles Noir 2 | 2010 | Buy | |
| 30 | Mexico City Noir | 2010 | Buy | |
| 31 | Richmond Noir | 2010 | Buy | |
| 32 | Orange County Noir | 2010 | Buy | |
| 33 | Indian Country Noir | 2010 | Buy | |
| 34 | Moscow Noir | 2010 | Buy | |
| 35 | Lone Star Noir | 2010 | Buy | |
| 36 | Philadelphia Noir | 2010 | Buy | |
| 37 | Haiti Noir | 2010 | Buy | |
| 38 | Copenhagen Noir | 2010 | Buy | |
| 39 | Pittsburgh Noir | 2011 | Buy | |
| 40 | San Diego Noir | 2011 | Buy | |
| 41 | Pittsburgh Noir | 2011 | Buy | |
| 42 | Barcelona Noir | 2011 | Buy | |
| 43 | Cape Cod Noir | 2011 | Buy | |
| 44 | Staten Island Noir | 2012 | Buy | |
| 45 | Mumbai Noir | 2012 | Buy | |
| 46 | Long Island Noir | 2012 | Buy | |
| 47 | Venice Noir | 2012 | Buy | |
| 48 | Kingston Noir | 2012 | Buy | |
| 49 | St. Petersburg Noir | 2012 | Buy | |
| 50 | Kansas City Noir | 2012 | Buy | |
| 51 | Boston Noir 2 | 2012 | Buy | |
| 52 | Manila Noir | 2013 | Buy | |
| 53 | Buffalo Noir | 2013 | Buy | |
| 54 | Twin Cities Noir | 2013 | Buy | |
| 55 | Dallas Noir | 2013 | Buy | |
| 56 | Haiti Noir 2 | 2013 | Buy | |
| 57 | Singapore Noir | 2014 | Buy | |
| 58 | Prison Noir | 2014 | Buy | |
| 59 | Tel Aviv Noir | 2014 | Buy | |
| 60 | Tehran Noir | 2014 | Buy | |
| 61 | Belfast Noir | 2014 | Buy | |
| 62 | Helsinki Noir | 2014 | Buy | |
| 63 | Providence Noir | 2015 | Buy | |
| 64 | Chicago Noir: The Classics | 2015 | Buy | |
| 65 | Memphis Noir | 2015 | Buy | |
| 66 | Zagreb Noir | 2015 | Buy | |
| 67 | Marseille Noir | 2015 | Buy | |
| 68 | Beirut Noir | 2015 | Buy | |
| 69 | Stockholm Noir | 2016 | Buy | |
| 70 | Brussels Noir | 2016 | Buy | |
| 71 | Mississippi Noir | 2016 | Buy | |
| 72 | St. Louis Noir | 2016 | Buy | |
| 73 | Prague Noir | 2016 | Buy | |
| 74 | San Juan Noir | 2016 | Buy | |
| 75 | Oakland Noir | 2017 | Buy | |
| 76 | Trinidad Noir | 2017 | Buy | |
| 77 | Atlanta Noir | 2017 | Buy | |
| 78 | New Haven Noir | 2017 | Buy | |
| 79 | Montana Noir | 2017 | Buy | |
| 80 | Buenos Aires Noir | 2017 | Buy | |
| 81 | Montreal Noir | 2017 | Buy | |
| 82 | Berlin Noir | 2018 | Buy | |
| 83 | São Paulo Noir | 2018 | Buy | |
| 84 | Santa Cruz Noir | 2018 | Buy | |
| 85 | Lagos Noir | 2018 | Buy | |
| 86 | Marrakech Noir | 2018 | Buy | |
| 87 | Baghdad Noir | 2018 | Buy | |
| 88 | Vancouver Noir | 2018 | Buy | |
| 89 | Sydney Noir | 2018 | Buy | |
| 90 | Hong Kong Noir | 2018 | Buy | |
| 91 | Amsterdam Noir | 2019 | Buy | |
| 92 | Houston Noir | 2019 | Buy | |
| 93 | Columbus Noir | 2020 | Buy | |
| 94 | Santa Fe Noir | 2020 | Buy | |
| 95 | Alabama Noir | 2020 | Buy | |
| 96 | Addis Ababa Noir | 2020 | Buy | |
| 97 | Tampa Bay Noir | 2020 | Buy | |
| 98 | Belgrade Noir | 2020 | Buy |
Peter James Anthologies
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Giant Book of Fantasy Tales | 1996 | Buy | |
| 2 | The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 7 | 2010 | Buy | |
| 3 | The Sounds Of Crime | 2010 | Buy | |
| 4 | No Rest for the Dead | 2011 | Buy | |
| 5 | Venice Noir | 2012 | Buy | |
| 6 | The Killer Cookbook | 2012 | Buy | |
| 7 | OxCrimes: 27 Killer Stories from the Cream of Crimewriters | 2014 | Buy | |
| 8 | FaceOff | 2014 | Buy | |
| 9 | MatchUp | 2017 | Buy | |
| 10 | Ten Year Stretch | 2018 | Buy | |
| 11 | Afraid of the Shadows | 2021 | Buy |