Dead Man's Grip
A Race-Against-Time Crime Thriller From The Multi-Million Copy Bestselling Author
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Publisher Description
'One of the best British crime writers' – Lee Child
It's a race against time as Detective Superintendent Roy Grace tries to stop a grieving mother from taking the law into her own hands . . .
A university student is killed in a tragic traffic accident while riding their bicycle. When two of the drivers involved are hunted down by a sadistic killer, Grace knows that the third driver, Carly Chase, may be next.
Carly, a solicitor, believes hiding is not an option and heads to New York to speak with the cyclist’s mother. But Grace knows about the mother’s underworld connections and that the family will stop at nothing to take an eye for an eye . . .
Dead Man's Grip is a race-against-time instalment of the award-winning Grace series by Peter James, now a major ITV show starring John Simm. Enjoy more of the Brighton detective’s investigations with Not Dead Yet and Dead Man's Time.
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23 million books 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
'An easy 5* book' – Reader review
'Excellent as always!' – Reader review
'A brilliant addition to this excellent series' – Reader review
*They Thought I was Dead was an instant no.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 13/05/2024
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
British author James's seventh crime novel featuring Det. Supt. Roy Grace (after 2010's Dead Like You) opens with a fatal road accident in the center of Brighton involving a truck, a car, a van, and an unfortunate American cyclist, Tony Revere, who's the grandson of Mafia boss Sal Giordano. While the initial focus is on the van driver, lowlife Ewan Preece, who raced away from the accident, it becomes apparent that there's a more ominous force at work. Revere's family hires a chillingly rational killer called Tooth to eliminate every person present at the accident even though no one actually directly caused Revere's death. Grace works the case with sidekick Det. Sgt. Glenn Branson and the rest of his team of well-sketched members, each bringing his or her individual talent to the investigation. The grim creativity of the victims' deaths and the ease of movement of the action are two of the many compelling reasons to stick with this series.
