His DS Roy Grace books have been translated into 37 languages with worldwide sales of over 21 million copies. We build and maintain all our own systems, but we don’t charge for access, sell user information, or run ads. But it’s a lot more than a prank gone wrong, as we soon find out those closest to him plotted to murder him. It turns out the groom’s friends — and I use the term “friends” loosely — decide to get revenge on his past pranks by throwing him into a coffin and burying him in the woods. Campbell is terrific as Branson, who acts as the audience stand-in as he reacts with aplomb to Grace’s more outre ideas and the brazen plot.

Will Grace be back? Will the ITV1 drama starring John Simm Will Grace be back? Will the ITV1 drama starring John Simm

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Dead Simple, the first in the acclaimed Roy Grace series definitely showed why Peter James is an international bestselling author. First of all, Dead Simple was published in 2005, followed by Looking Good Dead in 2006, Not Dead Enough in 2007, and Dead Man’s Footsteps in 2008.

Not even his case, Detective Roy Grace, haunted by the disappearance of his wife years ago, finds himself trying to put the pieces together. Always the prankster, his friends decided to play the ultimate prank on him to get him back for all the times he got them but everything completely goes wrong. The plot of the BritBox version is truly insane, apparently much like the book, and it’s only thanks to the solid, empathetic performance of John Simm (“Trauma,”“Dr.

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Our resources are crucial for knowledge lovers everywhere—so if you find all these bits and bytes useful, please pitch in. I’m extremely selective when it comes to what books I read in this genre, so with that said, I’m so grateful the opportunity came along to be introduced this author and this series.The novel begins with a group of friends coming together a few days before the groom, Michael Harrison, is to be married.