Tom Bryce picks up a CD which has been left behind on a train seat, but when he attempts to track down the owner, he finds himself the only witness to a savage killing. If DS Grace was cut from a familiar cloth (copper struggling with psychological problems), the plotting was innovative and fresh.Īnd so it’s proved to be once again with Looking Good Dead. It's possible that Peter James saw the way the wind was blowing, and decided to move on from his hitherto lucrative horror work, returning to the crime arena (in which he’d worked before) with the adroit Dead Simple, the inaugural book in the series featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. But that is not quite the compliment it sounds, for the horror field is in one of its frequent slumps at present, and apart from a few American giants such as Stephen King, some highly talented figures have languished, in some cases even forfeiting their publishers. The author’s reputation as a purveyor of subtly chilling horror and fantasy had been carefully built up over many years, and James had few British peers in this field.
And with Looking Good Dead, Peter James continues to do just that. It's a tricky proposition, changing horses midstream. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. 'Full of gripping twists and turns' Guardian They are looking good dead.Looking Good Dead is the second bestselling title in the Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series from number one author Peter James. Notice of Kellie and Tom's deaths has already been posted on the internet., You can log on and see them on a website. And from that moment the killing of the Bryce family becomes a mere formality - and a grisly attraction. Then his young family are threatened with their lives if he goes to the police., But supported by his wife, Kellie, he bravely makes a statement to the murder enquiry team headed by Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, a man with demons of his own to contend with.
But within hours of picking up the CD that had been left behind on the train seat next to him, and attempting to return it to its owner, he is the sole witness to a vicious murder. One single act of kindness becomes an endless reign of terror., Tom Bryce did what any decent person would do.
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