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Dead Simple

By: Peter James
Narrated by: William Gaminara
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About this listen

Meet Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on his unforgettable first major case in Dead Simple, by award winning crime author Peter James.

It was meant to be a harmless stag-night prank. But a few hours later, the groom has disappeared and his friends are dead.

With only three days to the wedding, Roy Grace is contacted by the man’s distraught fiancée to unearth what happened on that fateful night.

The one man who ought to know of the groom’s whereabouts is saying nothing. But then he has a lot more to gain than anyone realizes, for one man’s disaster is another man’s fortune . . .

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

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

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23 million copies sold.

Creator of Her Majesty Queen Camilla’s favourite fictional detective.

'Peter James is one of the best crime writers in the business' – Karin Slaughter, author of the Will Trent series

'Peter James is one of the best British crime writers and therefore one of the best in the world' – Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series

'One of the world’s most popular detective series' –
The Guardian

Crime Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense

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The story was gripping but spoiled by gratuitous foul language and poor narration. Disappointing- are all his books like this?

A curate's egg!

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This was a very good book with a real twist. Will get more of his books.

Good story

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How the guy managed to keep his head while everything happened to him I don't know. Trying to find him while time is running out is excruciating. I had to listen in one sitting, I couldn't put it down!

Totally action

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Thoroughly enjoyable though thought the plot - like many - was a bit far fetched

Enjoyable

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Liked characters and relationships. Good narrator. Enjoyable story. Just right length. Quite unusual and interesting.

Unusual story

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