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Want You Dead

Roy Grace, Book 10

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Want You Dead

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

An obsessive psychopath must be stopped whilst Detective Superintendent Roy Grace also deals with a very personal mystery in Want You Dead, by award winning crime writer Peter James.

Grace’s wife Sandy is officially declared dead after being missing for a decade, allowing him to marry the mother of his baby son. But Sandy’s disappearance is unexplained for a reason.

Bryce Laurent doesn’t want his ex-girlfriend to move on. Terrified by Bryce’s dark side, she seeks police protection. But Bryce will not be stopped, determined to destroy everything and everyone she has ever known and loved – and then her too . . .

Although the Roy Grace novels can be listened to in any order, Want You Dead is the tenth thrilling title in the bestselling series. Enjoy more of the Brighton detective’s investigations with You Are Dead and Love You Dead.

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

*****

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

©2014 Peter James (P)2014 Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd
Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Exciting Scary Detective

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Peter James always delivers. I'm on 2014. Just hope he doesn't fall into the PC trap like the TV version as years go by

Always too drawer

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Enjoyed it very much.... Gripping and Totally believable, the characters are real and the descriptions are graphic

This is a great book

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Another fabulous story from Peter James. Superbly read. I am really looking forward to starting the next one ...... here we go .....

wonderful

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loved it, narrated brilliantly too. So captivating throughout the whole story. great story line !

brilliant

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would, because it is engaging, realistic and has well fleshed out characters that you actually care about.

What other book might you compare Want You Dead to, and why?

Another entertaining crime thriller, such as The Murder Bag or the Apple Tree Yard. Has a kind of Fatal Attraction vibe with the genders reversed and much, much less 80's.

Have you listened to any of Daniel Weyman’s other performances? How does this one compare?

I haven't but he does an outstanding job, every voice is clearly defined and recognizable as a different character. His interpretation of Bryce sounds like Hugh Jackman incidentally.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

He will stop at nothing to unite them...in death.

I apologize for the cheesiness of that slogan, but it is what it is.

Any additional comments?

Worth a listen, but it won't change your life or ruin it. If you live in or near Brighton you might appreciate the geographical references, making it feel more real so definitely give it a shot.

Thrilling game of cat and mouse

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