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Stop Them Dead

Roy Grace Returns in the Gripping Nineteenth Instalment from No.1 Bestseller Peter James

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Stop Them Dead

By: Peter James
Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
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About this listen

‘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

Discover the darkness that lurks around every corner in the latest instalment of the award-winning Grace series by Peter James, now a major ITV show starring John Simm.

A ruthless crime. A race against time.

In the dead of night, a farmer confronts the intruders of a break in, having no idea that the encounter will leave him dead. What’s more chilling is the truth of what the perpetrators were willing to kill for.

At the scene, DS Roy Grace senses that this is no mere botched robbery; it’s the tip of the iceberg of a nationwide crime epidemic. Ruthless gangs, operating with military precision, have discovered a new black market flourishing in the shadows – an unthinkable source of wealth even more profitable than drugs.

Grace’s investigation into this deadly trade pits him against people who will kill anyone who gets in their way.

Although the Roy Grace novels can be read in any order, Stop Them Dead is the nineteenth thrilling title in the bestselling series. Enjoy more of the Brighton detective’s investigations with One of Us is Dead.

*****

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

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

‘The master of the craft’ - Daily Express

'Ruthlessly efficient entertainment. Pedigree fun' - The Times

Crime Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Race Against Time Exciting Scary

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Critic reviews

Sinister and riveting . . . Peter James is one of the best British crime writers, and therefore one of the best in the world (Lee Child, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher novels)
Peter James is one of the best crime writers in the business (Karin Slaughter, author of False Witness and After That Night)
A typically clever and convoluted central mystery (Daily Mirror on Left You Dead)
One of the world’s most popular detective series
All stars
Most relevant
Another great Roy Grace book. Kept me rooted to the spot. Excellent narration too.
Dying for the next instalment- no pressure!!
Thank you

Great storyline

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Mostly good. Occasionally excellent. Too frequently infuriating.
Not Mr James’s best work, by any stretch.
A decent listen, but don’t expect any Holmes-esque deduction on the part of Roy Grace. Nor any twists in the tale. The known villains who everyone kept saying probably did it from quite early on, did it.
One of the civilian characters and their private investigator achieved more in a couple of days than Sussex Major Crimes did in what seemed like weeks.
Some parts, especially some of the wooden dialogue between the sidebar subplot characters, were as if they’d been written by a different author entirely.
Having consumed all of P James’s work to date, I am invested in the Grace universe enough to still be entertained by this episode. But that’s despite the shortcomings of this book; not because of its virtues

Coincidences and glacially slow police investigation plus infuriating dialogue

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A great subject to cover, especially now, more than ever.
Let’s hope anyone reading this book and thinking about buying a puppy from these horrendous puppy farms, makes them think again after listening to this book.

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Set during the Covid pandemic when the price of puppies went through the roof, this book deals with the horrible crimes of puppy farming and dognapping, as as a dog lover with 3 lovely dogs of my own I found it a difficult read at times.

As always with this author, the book is well written and expertly plotted. The police investigation is realistically portrayed. I love Roy Grace and his team, who all seem like old friends now., and I can't help having a bit of a soft spot for Norman Potting who has grown on me throughout the series. At one point the case comes a little too close to home for Roy and his family, who are dog lovers, and I loved the way that Cleo dealt with the matter 😁

As I said earlier, it was a tough read and at times I was heartbroken, but also incredibly angry. Only a very good book can bring out such strong emotions. Well done Peter James for highlighting these callous and devastating crimes. This is definitely one of my favourites in the series.

One of my favourite books in this brilliant series

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Peter James crafted another magnificent novel .i couldn’t stop listening to it ,so gripping ,entertaining narrated to perfection .

Absolutely brilliant !

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