Description
| Product ID: | 9781529004366 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Roy Grace |
| Title: | Picture You Dead |
| Subtitle: | Roy Grace returns to solve a nerve-shattering case |
| Authors: | Author: Peter James |
| Page Count: | 464 |
| Subjects: | Crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Sussex |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The eighteenth Detective Superintendent Roy Grace novel by the highly acclaimed number one bestselling author Peter James. <p><b>‘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<br><br>A long-lost masterpiece sparks deadly violence – and sets Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on the path of a calculating killer. Discover the darkness that lurks around every corner in <i>Picture You Dead</i>.<br><br>Now a major ITV drama starring John Simm as Roy Grace.</b><br><br>Harry and Freya, an ordinary couple, dreamed for years of finding something priceless buried amongst the tat in a car boot sale.<br><br>It was a dream they knew in their hearts would never come true – until the day it did . . .<br><br>They buy a drab portrait for twenty pounds for its beautiful frame, planning to cut the painting out. Then, studying it back at home, there seems to be another picture beneath, of a stunning landscape. Could it be a long-lost masterpiece from 1770? If genuine, it could be worth millions.<br><br>One collector is certain it is genuine. Someone who uses any method he can to get what he wants.<br><br>Detective Superintendent Roy Grace finds himself plunged into the unfamiliar and rarefied world of fine art. Outwardly it appears respectable, gentlemanly, above reproach. But beneath the veneer, he rapidly finds that greed, deception and violence walk hand-in-hand. And Harry and Freya are about to discover that their dream is turning into their worst nightmare . . .<br><br><b>Although the Roy Grace novels can be read in any order, <i>Picture You Dead</i> is the eighteenth title in the bestselling series. Enjoy more of the Brighton detective’s investigations with<i> Find Them Dead </i>and <i>Left You Dead</i>.</b><br><br><b>‘The master of the craft’ - <i>Daily Express</i></b></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Macmillan |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-09-29 |
