I think it's supposed to make him seem human and likeable but since he's constantly grinning in response to things that arent really funny it mostly just reinforces the sense that he's a bit of an dimwit, serving as he does as a proxy for the poor presumed-dimwitted reader.) In dit verhaal kom je als lezer zoveel tegen: spanning, mysterie, hebzucht, teleurstelling en haat. Maar ook verwachting, vriendschap, liefde en humor zijn volop aanwezig. As for the main plot, once again, the sense that this book is preaching to a slightly moronic reader is overwhelming. After being involved in a fatal traffic accident, Carly Chase receives word that the drivers of the other two vehicles have been tortured and murdered. DS Roy Grace has warned her that she could be next. Peter James and Roy Grace, where do I begin? I have read all of the books in this series and am normally gripped by each and every book I read. When I read the synopsis for this one I really wasn't sure. I was (as usual) to be proved wrong. This latest Roy Grace novel starts out with a vicious robbery at a Brighton Mansion and millions of pounds worth of antiques taken. It also leaves an elderly woman, Aileen McWhirter, fighting for her life. Roy Grace and his team lead the enquiry when the woman dies from her injuries and her brother Gavin Daly gets involved.

One of Grace's former prisoners, who hates Grace with a passion, is out on parole, and he is set to enact revenge. This part of the storyline is a litte off base, but brings some interest. Grace's travel to New York City is a part of the book that could have been deleted. Like Officer Cobb, I don't understand why Grace feels the need to be there. I mean seriously, who talks or thinks like that!? Weirdly spelling out every reference with unnecessarily specific and laboured detail. It's only a partly rhetorical question, because I actually can think of one person who talks like that: Alan Partridge. Except when he does it, the bizarre pedantic detail is sufficiently exaggerated and surreal, and the affected, stiltedness of his speech patterns sufficiently explained by his media-habituated nature, so as to be funny. Here's it's just clunky. In the UK, the first two seasons aired on ITV. In the US, they found a home on BritBox. As of mid-2022, we know that a third season has been commissioned, with a likely (though unconfirmed) air date in early 2023. Peter James? More like Peter and Jane. Unfortunately for me this was only a mere taster of the flat-footed, patronising awfulness that lay ahead. Een kundige rechercheur, die zijn uiterste best doet om de zaak op te lossen samen met zijn collega's. En die tussen alle gebeurtenissen door zijn vrouw en pasgeboren kind zijn aandacht wil geven.Though advised to change her identity and go into hiding, Carly feels the killer would find her regardless of her actions – so if the police can't find the killer, she'll have to take matters into her own hands.

In two different cities in two different countries, two men wait for women they believe to be their soulmates. Unfortunately, the women never arrived and the men soon learn they've been conned. Six years later, skeletal remains of a woman's body are found in a storm drain, leading DS Roy Grace on an international investigation as he races to save the life of a woman being pursued in Brighton. Een van de personages heeft 'wraak nemen' tot zijn levenswerk gemaakt. Er spreekt zoveel haat uit hetgeen hij denkt en onderneemt, dat je er koud van wordt. If you're used to mysteries set in cosy English villages, gritty London, or the distinguished university cities of Oxford and Cambridge, Brighton may seem a very different sort of setting. It's a quirky coastal town about 50 miles south of London, and though it's quite distinctly British, it has a dash of San Francisco about it (or perhaps we should say San Francisco has a touch of Brighton).

Book 6 | Dead Like You

When a woman's body is found in a Brighton bath, DS Roy Grace is called to the scene. Though it initially seems pretty straightforward, a sudden turn of events reveals the case to be much more sinister and complicated than he could have imagined.

DS Roy Grace is sure Brian Bishop murdered his socialite wife. The only problem? He was sixty miles away, asleep in bed at the time of the murder. Has someone stolen Bishop's identity, or is he just a very clever killer? What I will say is that Peter James is an awesome writer, however, there is one thing that is driving me insane. If, like me, you follow the series there has been an element to each book regarding Roy's first wife Sandy who has been missing for over 10 years. This is the thing that is the cause of my angst. I really think the storyline concerning her needs to be dealt with and then finished, or dropped altogether. I feel like it has gone on for far too long and to the point where it's lessening my enjoyment of the book. This particular book tells the story of Roy Grace and his team now, and the past concerning Gavin Daly and his family which forms part of New York's gangs in the 1920's. This alone, was done with skill and the story had me gripped from start to finish. However, every time Sandy get's mentioned I feel like hurling my book into a wall. If there's one thing I hate in books it's the reader being treated like an imbecile, and if there's another thing I hate it's awkward dialogue or thoughts that crowbar in explanations and exposition in painfully unnatural fashion. This Peter and Jane Do Policing book manages to do both those things at once, regularly. Oh, and there is also the string of facepalmingly ridiculous and unbelievable but oh-so-convenient-for-the-author coincidences and connections to help destroy suspension of disbelief, too. (I thought the bit where the 2000s villain is nephew of the 1920s villain was pretty bad, but it was outdone by the bit about the depth of the water matching the second hand, which was so mind-bogglingly stupid and awful I had another physical flinch and groan of embarrassment.)Het taalgebruik is mooi en vloeiend waardoor het verhaal lekker leest, de spanning is goed opgebouwd en er zijn genoeg intrigerende plotwendingen om het verhaal boeiend te houden. Ook geeft Peter James een interessant inkijkje in de wereld van de internationale handel in antiek en de rivaliserende Ierse en Italiaanse gangsterbendes in het New York van het begin van de vorige eeuw. Aan het einde is er een totaal onverwachte en schitterende twist. In Bristol wordt de woning van de achtennegentig jarige Aileen McWirther door twee mannen overvallen. Zij gaan ervan door met een groot aantal kostbare kunstwerken waaronder een uiterst zeldzaam Patek Philippe horloge uit 1910, dat miljoenen dollars waard is. Aileen wordt tijdens de overval gemarteld en overlijdt later in het ziekenhuis aan haar verwondingen. Inspecteur Roy Grace, die hoopte op een rustig weekend met partner Cleo en zoontje Noah, wordt op de zaak gezet. Hij ontmoet de broer van Aileen, de eveneens hoogbejaarde Gavin Daly. De schatrijke kunstverzamelaar heeft weinig interesse in het terugvinden van de gestolen kunstschatten met uitzondering van het gestolen horloge. Dat wil hij per se terug hebben en hij is bij wijze van spreken zelfs in staat er een moord voor te plegen. Zo belangrijk is het uurwerk voor hem. Maar waarom? Peter James's Roy Grace mystery series was recently adapted for television by Endeavour writer Russell Lewis. Now, many are discovering the series for the first time – or starting all over and reading it anew with actual characters in mind.