A long-lost masterpiece sparks deadly violence – and sets Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on the path of a caclulating killer. Discover the darkness that lurks around every corner in Picture You Dead by Peter James. Harry and Freya, an ordinary couple, dreamed for years of finding something priceless buried amongst the tat in a car boot sale. Peter James has done that in this book – I learned a lot about paint and paintings I did not know before. Plus I learned what the Daddy Long Legs railway was – I will use that in one of my own future books. Roy Grace was asked by a former colleague to look into the death four years earlier of art dealer Charlie Porteous. Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks. Home >

History Makers: Female Writers Dominate the 2023 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award Shortlist They suspect that this could be the chance they have always hoped for, and this might be a long-lost masterpiece from 1770. This painting could be worth millions if genuine and one collector believes that it is and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Enter Superintendent Roy Grace who finds himself plunged into the mysterious and murky world of fine art. What appears to be a respectable and gentlemenly arena turns out to be anything but. Beneath the veneer, he rapidly finds that greed, deception and violence walk hand-in-hand. And Harry and Freya Kipling are about to discover that their dream is turning into their worst nightmare. Born and brought up in Brighton, Peter divides his time between his homes in Notting Hill, London and on the South Downs near Lewes in Sussex. An established film producer and script writer, he has produced numerous films, including The Merchant Of Venice, starring Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes. A TV adaptation of the Roy Grace series is currently in development, with Peter overseeing all aspects, including the scriptwriting. In 2009 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Brighton in recognition of his services to literature and the community. I have read all of the Roy Grace series of books and am delighted it is now a television drama as well. As always in Peter James’s books, the subject matter is meticulously researched and the plots very cleverly woven together. As well as the familiar cast, there are new characters who are wonderfully constructed and vividly portrayed. The new TV series has modified my image of Grace and the others but in a good way making the reading more easy to picture in ones mind.How do the actions of a forger completely turn the story on its head and what is the secret of gay millionaire Stuart Piper? Sinister and riveting… Peter James is one of the best British crime writers, and therefore one of the best in the world. Jump right into the world of unscrupulous art dealings in this the latest in the latest offering in the Roy Grace series. It will not disappoint. The Murder of an art dealer in 2015 links neatly into the current scene of wheeling and dealing to extract as much money as possible from art fanatics wishing to procure masterpieces. Caught up in this are the Kiplings who bought a painting because they liked its frame only to discover that under its uninspiring overpainting lay a possible rare painting . Picture You Dead is another great read and the characters feel like I know them having been brought to life on the small screen. Having said that it can easily be read as a standalone.

I would thoroughly recommend this book and the whole series to any lover of mysteries or Police procedural. Peter James is a master of this genre and always a joy to read. Harry and Freya Kipling are an ordinary couple who buy at car boot sales. Purely by fluke they discover one of the items bought is a painting from a famous artist and highly sought after. This is something they have dreamed about but the reality is not what they imagined. Picture You Dead is a slower-paced story than many of the others but that is no bad thing because Peter James builds tension nicely.In this latest installment, Grace and his team are looking into a 5 year old unsolved murder case of an art dealer possibly involving the theft of an old French Masterpiece. The reader is taken expertly into the world of fine art dealing and fine art forgery and Grace’s sleuthing is even given a helping hand by a chance watching of The Antiques Road Show on television.

In 2016 Peter James was awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger - the Crime Writers' Association's highest honour - awarded each year to a writer who has a career "marked by sustained excellence" and has made "a significant contribution" to English-language crime writing.Picture You Dead is the latest in the DS Roy Grace series from Peter James. A series well worth reading with Grace, an honest cop with a conscious, playing the lead in a cast of wonderful characters as they fight crime in the Brighton and Hove environs. It is now a TV series which is as exciting as Peter James’s books and appears faithful to the original story lines. LoveReading exists because books change lives, and buying books through LoveReading means you get to change the lives of future generations, with 25% of the cover price donated to schools in need. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. Discover the darkness that lurks around every corner in the latest instalment of Peter James’s award-winning detective series, which is now a major ITV programme starring John Simm as Roy Grace. One collector is certain it is genuine. Someone who uses any method he can to get want he wants and will stop at nothing. Best Books Set in the 1920s — from Stories That Shimmer with Champagne and Social Change, to Rip-roaring Reads Covering Crime, Colonialism and Beyond.

Detective Superintendent Roy Grace finds himself plunged into the unfamiliar and rarefied world of fine art. Outwardly it appears respectable, gentlemanly, above reproach. But beneath the veneer, he rapidly finds that greed, deception and violence walk hand-in-hand. And Harry and Freya are about to discover that their dream is turning into their worst nightmare . . . A long-lost masterpiece sparks deadly violence – and sets Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on the path of a calculating killer. Discover the darkness that lurks around every corner in Picture You Dead.

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This is the 18th in the Roy Grace series and it takes a new twist. Grace has dealt with numerous criminal subjects over the years while mourning the disappearance of his first wife Sandy, mentoring Glenn Branson, battling Cassian Pewe, putting up with the un-PC Norman Potting of whom he is secretly very fond and falling in love with mortuary assistant Cleo Morey and starting a family with her. Recommended Reads about Race, Racism, and Demarginalizing History - Necessary Non-fiction You Should Read for Life-changing Insights and Impact Discover the darkness that lurks around every corner in the latest instalment of Peter James’s award-winning detective series, which is now a major ITV programme starring John Simm as Roy Grace. About This Edition ISBN: Cleverly plotted with numerous twists and turns we delve into the world of fine art, an area Roy Grace knows little about to discover the deception and greed of those who paint and collect the art.