Peter J. James (born 22 August 1948) is a British writer of crime. He was born in Brighton, the son of Cornelia James, the former glovemaker to Queen Elizabeth II. The Roy Grace books by Peter James have been adapted into an ITV series simply titled Grace, which currently includes four seasons. It stars John Simm as Roy Grace and Richie Campbell as DS Glenn Branson Honorary Doctorate by the University of Brighton for his ongoing contributionto the arts and to the status, infrastructure and culture of Brighton and Hove in 2009 Dagger in the Library UK Crime Writers' Association award for an author's body of work in British libraries (UK) [10] shortlisted In his twenties, he wrote and published two spy thrillers, but they didn’t really sell. He began writing earnestly in the early 1980s, but he had his first major breakthrough with Possession in 1988, followed by Dreamer in 1989.

Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is brought on to the case and grows suspicious when the one friend who wasn’t out celebrating refuses to collaborate on the case. All of a sudden, a motive surfaces, and Michael’s near accident may not be so accidental after all. In Looking Good Dead, published in 2006, Tom Bryce finds an apparently lost cd and decides to try to return it to its owner. But when his mission to return the cd leads to him witnessing a ghastly homicide, his family is threatened if he decides to go to the police. Meanwhile, Roy Grace is still haunted by his missing wife. It’s been nearly ten years since she disappeared. The first season, which premiered in 2021, was made based on the author’s first book in the series, Dead Simple.Fabian Hightower has been killed in a car crash. At least, that is what a policeman is asking Alex, his mother to believe. But Alex knows she saw him that morning - at a time when he must have been dead.

Roy Grace (τα δυο πρώτα βιβλία έχουν μεταφραστεί στα ελληνικά από τις εκδόσεις Modern Times). Το "Φάμπιαν" δεν είναι αστυνομικό μυθιστόρημα, αλλά ένα συμπαθητικό και καλογραμμένο υπερφυσικό θρίλερ, που θα έλεγα όμως ότι ακολουθεί μια κλασική συνταγή και δεν ξεφεύγει πολύ από την πεπατημένη. Peter James is also the founding father of electronic books.In 1994 his book Host was published not only the traditional way but also on two floppy disks. You can read more about what happened next in this Peter James interview. Peter James is a British best selling writer of fictional crime novels. He has written 25 novels that have been translated into over 35 languages. His series featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace have sold over 14 million copies world wide. He has had six UK Sunday Times #1 books consecutively due to this series. Peter James was born on August 22, 1948 in Brighton, Sussex, England. His mother Cornelia James was the Queen’s Glovemaker. Crime writer Peter James to receive honorary doctorate". brighton.ac.uk. 24 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012 . Retrieved 4 August 2009.

Next, chronologically at least, in Peter James’s bibliography are quite a few standalones. After the Max Flynn duology James transitioned to writing standalones for many years before beginning the Roy Grace series. As well, Peter James has also contributed short stories to multiple anthologies that feature some of the most popular crime thriller authors.