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  • Looking Good Dead

  • Roy Grace, Book 2
  • By: Peter James
  • Narrated by: Neil Pearson
  • Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (318 ratings)
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Looking Good Dead

By: Peter James
Narrated by: Neil Pearson
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Summary

Detective Superintendent Roy Grace has to solve a disturbing murder whilst protecting an innocent eye witness in Looking Good Dead, by award winning crime author Peter James.

When a young woman’s body is found butchered in Brighton, Roy Grace cannot help but think of his own missing wife and her unsolved fate.

Elsewhere in the city, when Tom Bryce finds a disc left on a train, he simply tries to do the right thing – return it to its owner. But this attempted act of kindness makes him the sole witness to that same vicious murder.

Learning that Tom has made a statement to Grace’s team, the killers have to act. But when they plan the murder of the Bryce family, it’s not just revenge – it’s entertainment.

Although the Roy Grace novels can be listened to in any order, Looking Good Dead is the second gripping title in the bestselling series. Enjoy more of the Brighton detective’s investigations with Not Dead Enough and Dead Man's Footsteps.

Now a major ITV series, Grace, starring John Simm.

©2007 Peter James / Really Scary Books (P)2007 Macmillan Publishers Ltd

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A very good police whodunit.

Having read many police stories it was good to have a uk based story that was very realistic. The story itself made me antisocial as I couldn't stop listening to it to find out what happened. It wasn't at all predictable and you really didn't know what the ending would be. The description was good and I could really "see" it all happening. It was also good to have a bit of romance that wasn't mushy or unrealistic. When I had finished it I wanted to get the next one in the series straight away!

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Excellent - but consider hard copy

Very clever storyline, it makes you feel quite uneasy because the opening scene is not beyond the realms of possibility. Lots of twists and turns, you are never quite sure what the outcome will be. I am a recent convert to the Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series and this does not disappoint.
DS Grace droll sense of humour and on occasions self deprecating attitude is very funny and lightens the atmosphere, amidst all the suspense. I would recommend reading this series in order of publishing as it helps you understand DS Grace fully.


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Gruesome and violent..

Royce has his work cut-out trying to stop an organised sadistic ruthless sicko, after finding a headless chopped up body of a woman.
PJ's characters are strong and individual, I especially liked the 'weatherman' and the relationship between Kellie and Tom, wonderfully done.
The darkness is tempered by a new team member called Potter he had me laughing, if not feeling a little sorry for him. Royce appears to be trying to move on, though as with the first book, he can't seem to keep away from the clairvoyants or give up hope of finding his missing wife.
I have to say though and I usually whinge that book are overly long and eeked out but this offering seemed a little rushed and because it appeared to end abruptly the story lost a star.
Still I will continue to root for Royce he has got under my skin now.

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Looking Good Dead

This is an excellent holiday listen (or a great book to listen to whilst slogging through a lot of housework, as I did today!)

It starts with a train journey in which a man picks up a CD left behind by someone on a train. From this random event spins an involved and gripping tale that kept me listening to the end of the book (by which time my house was clean and tidy!)

I recently listened to the first in this series of books, and I enjoyed the way that the character of DS Grace is further developed. From the first book, where he is bereft after the disappearance of his wife nine years before, Grace acquires a love interest in this book, which pleased me. I liked the fact that his interest in the paranormal, whilst a part of this book, too, was of no help to him whatsoever!

These books rely heavily on happy coincidence to bump the detective work on, and in this way they are rather implausible, but I'll certainly be listening to the rest of the series!

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Excellent story but a bit rushed?

What did you like most about Looking Good Dead?

Like all Peter James books the plot, characters and technical detail are all excellent. However I can't help but feel a little bit cheated. The last third just seemed to roll along as if the author had got bored of the book and just wanted to get the story done with several too convenient coincidences leading to the capture of the bad guys. Still a massive fan though and thoroughly enjoy the audible versions of these books.

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Very short

Is this only half the book? I found it very short and there is a much longer version on the site as well. Very confusing having two versions.

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Love this series of books

Love the series of books by Peter James. This one is too short though.

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Enjoyable listen

Would you listen to Looking Good Dead again? Why?

No because the audio files weren't broken up into chapters, so it was a pain trying to find where I had got to before falling asleep.

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Beware, the audiobook is abridged

I'm really enjoying this new series. My mum recommended it to me, and, the storylines are gripping.
However, I'm disappointed with audible on this book, as the audible narration is an abridged version. The chapters are not synced, so whispersync doesn't work, and flipping between reading and listening as I do, there are large chunks of the text missing in the audiobook version. Some might argue that the abridging doesn't detract from the main story, but, I must say there were times whilst listening to the audiobook that I felt I'd missed some small detail. Turns out, I had....

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A good listen.

Despite some horrific content, I enjoyed listening to this novel. A good story with some characters I’m looking forward to getting to know better.

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