Not Dead Yet: DS Roy Grace Mystery, Book 8

This was a bit of a tame, boring outing from Roy Grace. I love him, but it seems like P James is getting stuck in a rut with the series.

A rock/film star is coming to Grace's hometown and a stalker threatens her and the production she's starring in.

I love the Roy Grace series by Peter James, but I really am so disappointed by the choice of narrator in this case. I have listened to all the books in this series, maybe the none of the other narrators were available (I have only now realised that there has been more than one - bravo to the previous ones who have done such a good job keeping it consistent for the listener!) but the new voices completely change the character of individuals who we have grown to love.

It is not this narrators fault but he was a poor choice for this series. I almost can't listen to this book. Maybe I will get used to it as I am only an hour in at the moment.

I'm sure the book will be enjoyable to listeners who have not read the previous books, and those who are already into the series will just have to make do with this one in order to find out what happens.

Seriously tempted to buy the paper version so I can read with the "proper" voices. (maybe I have just uncovered the purpose of the new narrator? Does this drive up paper sales?)

It's good to have Roy Grace back even tho' the book does lack some of the excitement of previous tales. But for me the biggest disappointment is the narration. It's as though Glen Branson is a different character and the mispronunciation of local places is unforgivable! I will look closely to see who is narrating the next instalment and may have to do back to reading the book instead.

I'm hooked on the Roy Grace series but this one seemed to lacked the pace of the earlier ones. He's very good at the cliffhanger stories - this time about his missing wife.

My very first "Roy Grace" book, and I won't be making that mistake again.Another reviewer had described the police , as portrayed, as too 'nice', myself, anally-retentive, nit-picking, pettifogging, boring would describe this bunch.Peter James must have his fans and he indulges himself, pandering to his sense of power-as-author. It went on and on, crimes solved while you wait......and wait.........

A good book in the series by Peter James. Not the best one but enjoyable to listen to all the same and helps to develop the underlying thread that runs throughout the series. Looking forward to the next one....

I didn't think this was particularly good, but then again I did finish it, so at least I wanted to hear how it ended.



The trouble is, it's so full of crime fiction cliches. And the realism of people's behaviour is sacrificed in favour of the plot, to the point where I really don't care about the characters because I don't believe in them. For example, the main detective's ex-wife seems to have a complete 180-degree change of character, for the sake of setting up some tension that's supposed to make you reach for the next book in the series. But I don't think I'll bother, thank you.



Well-read by Gaminara though - I'll look out for other stories he reads.

Brilliant Author and stories that draw you in. Not usually into crime novels but the way the Peter James writes these books is excellent and enjoyable.

I have loved loved loved all Peter James books in the Roy Grace series, but this one didn't float my boat as much. It all seemed a bit laboured and predictable. I could almost script some of the dialog, and it seemed more stilted than usual. I also felt that the different threads didn't really gel well together, and had worked out the major plot twist pretty early on - unlike some previous novels. So, hoping this is a temporary blip, and that Roy and the gang return to top form next time round.