Location: Home > Art, Architecture & Photography > Mystery > Dead Simple

Dead Simple

Author: Peter James
Publisher: Pan Books
Category: Book

List Price: ~~Ł6.99~~
Buy Used: Ł0.69
You Save: Ł6.30 (90%)

New (37) Used (30) from Ł0.69

Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

101 reviews
Sales Rank: 204

Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.4 x 1.3

ISBN: 0330434195
EAN: 9780330434195
ASIN: 0330434195

Publication Date: January 20, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: This book is in stock and will ship within 24 hours from our warehouse in the UK.

Also Available In:

•	Audio CD - Dead Simple
•	Hardcover - Dead Simple

Similar Items:

•	Not Dead Enough
•	Dead Man's Footsteps
•	Cold Granite
•	Dying Light
•	Broken Skin

Customer Reviews: Read 96 more reviews...

2 out of 5 stars

disappointed July 14, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

This was the first Peter james book I have read. I thought the plot interesting, but several things spoilt it for me. One was the policeman's fascination for the occult etc. Another was the policeman's background,i.e. missing wife. A very irritating aspect was the Americanisms, but mostly what has put me off reading any more of Peter James' books is the frequent use of obscenities. The use of these words - whether as expletives or in their proper context - by nearly every character on almost every page indicates a lack of vocabulary on the part of the author.

3 out of 5 stars

A bit below par. June 16, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

A British police procedural introducing Detective Superintendent Roy Grace.

The plot was very interesting - a stag night prank that goes wrong followed by a well-paced escalation of events as many plot twists unfold around an opportunistic business partner and a fiancee that is not all she seems.

The book was a very readable crime thriller but Roy Grace is not as engaging a central character as others in the genre: Rebus (Ian Rankin); Tom Thorne (Mark Billingham).

I found some of the narrative to be a little stilted in parts and was irritated by some faux Americanisms peppered in the dialogue.

Grace's interest in the supernatural and the engagement of mediums and the like somewhat undermined my overall enjoyment of the book.

The use of this particular ploy made for a convenient and rather far fetched ending in my opinion.

I won't be buying into this particular series.

5 out of 5 stars

really really scary May 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I've read the first three Roy Grace books and they are superb - I am a bit of a 'burnt out' reader and or a while all i could read were CSI novels and now all I can read are detective novels especially police procedurals. Peter James' formula - a traditional start ie we don't have to wait long for a dead body. Then will the characters in mortal danger make it alive to the end of the book? The action switches between the police and the 'baddy' - will the policeman win? At times I had to put it down because it was so scary but the endings were very satisfactory.

5 out of 5 stars

Dead Good May 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This is a fantastic read, but please read them in order. This is the first book of Roy Grace detective series, do not do what I did and read the 2nd one first. You will not be able to put this one down, and you will want to read them very quickly. Lots of twists and turns in this book and I thought it was full of surprises.

5 out of 5 stars

Refreshingly different April 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I bought this book after seeing Peter James at a Police dinner last year. I was not dissapointed. The book was action packed and always remained one step ahead, just when you think you know what going on theres a change!!
As a Brighton PC the description of stations and a glimpse into the inside of a 21 century copper is spot on..
Great book now starting on the second.