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Dead Simple [Paperback]

Peter James (Author)
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February 8, 2007
Michael Harrison had it all: good looks, charm, natural leadership, a wicked sense of humor, and now Ashley, his fiancee. While out celebrating with a group of friends a few nights before the wedding, Michael suddenly and unexpectedly finds himself enclosed in a coffin equipped only with a flashlight, a dirty magazine, a walkie-talkie, and a tiny breathing tube. It's all in good fun — payback for the grief his buddies had suffered at the hands of his own penchant for tomfoolery — that is, until his four buddies are killed in a drunk driving accident just moments after leaving Michael buried alive in his coffin.
Detective Superintendent Grace — himself dealing with the pain of losing a wife — is brought on to the case when Ashley reports Michael missing. Suspicions are raised when Michael's only friend not at the bachelor party refuses to cooperate and Ashley's faithfulness — not to mention her increasingly mysterious past — are suddenly thrown into question. As Superintendent Grace soon discovers, one man's disaster is another man's fortune ...dead simple.


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"Equal parts Stephen King, Ian Rankin, and Robert Harris, this first volume... by British crime writer James affords as smooth and efficient a ride as a Jaguar would along a twisty English lane."

About the Author

Peter James is a noted crime writer in the UK and an internationally known film producer. He was the executive producer of the recent film adaptation of The Merchant of Venice. This is his first novel in a series to feature Detective Superintendent Grace.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Carroll & Graf (February 8, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0786718498
  • ISBN-13: 978-0786718498
  • Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.3 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,124,923 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Twist and Turns, May 30, 2009
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Steve in DC "swnnlt" (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
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It was about 10 pages in as I was just beginning to question how a moderately-long book could sustain the seemed premise when the first twist occurred. From then on they came often enough without being contrived so as to keep me on my toes and guessing from then on throughout the remainder of the read. Unlike another reviewer, I found the characters to be sufficiently developed. I also was not put off by the name of the central character --- Roy Grace. Knowing two individuals with that last name in real life, I see it as likely that a police detective could have that name as any other (e.g., Peter Diamond, Bill Slider, etc.) Further, while it didn't play an overly-prominent role in the plotting, the Brighton setting (where the author was born and now lives) made for a refreshing change from the often-used environs of London and Northern UK.

All and all a fun read that moved along at a fast pace. Definitely recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great page-turner!, September 22, 2010
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A friend recommended Peter James and I got Dead Simple a few days ago. I'm not going to compare Peter James with my favorite authors (Ken Follett, John Grisham and Michael Connelly, among others) but for me this novel was very entertaining and full of surprises. I plan to read all of the Peter James novels before year-end and that's the highest praise I can give an author.
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So far, apart from just a couple of hitches, Plan A was working out fine. Read the first page
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stag night, incident room, detective superintendent, cell phone beeped
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Michael Harrison, Mark Warren, Ashley Harper, Glenn Branson, Roy Grace, Cayman Islands, Harry Frame, Alison Vosper, Gill Harrison, Nick Nicholl, Sussex House, Joe Tindall, Phil Wheeler, Palm Pilot, Ashdown Forest, Suresh Hossain, Bella Moy, Cleo Morey, Operation Salsa, Van Alen, Bradley Cunningham, Judge Driscoll, Miss Harper, Robert Houlihan, Bob Thornton
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