Peter James: Novelist and Film Producer: A Very Happy New Year To All My Wonderful Readers!

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Sunday, December 30, 2007
A Very Happy New Year To All My Wonderful Readers!

I am thrilled to be able to tell you that Roy Grace is ending 2007 on a high. Not Dead Enough has been No 1 in WH Smith and Tesco, and is currently in its fifth consecutive week at No 2 on the official Nielsen UK paperback fiction bestseller list - all thanks to you.

In June 2008 Roy Grace will be back in hardback, in Dead Man's Footsteps.

Thank you all so much for your support and every good wish for 2008

Peter James

posted by Peter James at 8:33 PM 20 comments

Comments:

Happy New Year Peter. All I can say is we wouldn't all be buying your books if you hadn't made such a darn fine job of writing them!!

Happy holiday

Linda
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By Anonymous, at 9:03 AM

Hi Linda

Thanks sooooooooo much. No pressure on the next, then......!!!!

Have a brilliant 2008.

Peter

By Peter James, at 12:43 PM

Hi Peter

Thanks for a great year of reading, reading back copies whilst I wait for Roy to re-emerge! Just finished The Truth, BRILLIANT! Looking forward to seeing you at Waterstones in March will Dead Man's Footseps be with us???

Donna

By donna, at 11:30 AM

Happy New Year Peter.

I cannot wait for the next book. I have reserved my copy and looking forward to the next installment. I have now converted my entire family and all are now Peter James readers!!. I will have to start on the non GRACE books to keep me going.

David

By David H, at 12:55 PM

David, I can thoroughly recommend The Alchemist by Peter. A brilliant brilliant book.

Linda

By Anonymous, at 8:21 AM

Happy New Year Peter.
Hope you had a great time.

Thank you for the great books, I can't wait until June for the next one!

By Katarina, at 4:49 PM

Hi Donna, David and Katarina

Thank you all for such kind words. Hope you all have a brilliant 2008 and I will keep my fingers crossed you will enjoy Dead Man's Footsteps!

All best

Peter

By Peter James, at 3:01 AM

Hi Donna

Sorry I forgot to answer your query about Dead Man's Footstepsw at the Waterstones event. I'm afraid it won't be out by then - it is being published the first week in June.

All best
Peter

By Peter James, at 3:05 AM

Hi Peter hope 2008 will bring you much health, happiness and inspiration to keep writing. It has been a pleasure reading ALL of your books over the past years and never have been disappointed.
Hope to see you in Toronto Canda in the New Year.
Best wishes
Patricia.

By Medea, at 3:26 PM

Thanks so much Patricia! Very much hope to be back in my beloved Toronto sometime this year.

All very best wishes

Peter

By Peter James, at 5:37 AM

Hi Peter

Could you tell me if the charachter Roy Grace was physically modelled on anyone in particular. When i'm reading the stories and make a mental picture it's Nat Parker from the Linley mysteries on TV that springs to mind.

Nellie

By Nellie, at 7:20 PM

Hi Nellie - career wise he is partially modelled on a real serving Sussex detective. Physically he is modelled on someone I have met, but not an actor. But an interesting guess!!!

All best

Peter

By Peter James, at 1:31 AM

Hi Peter,

Before your first Dead book, I had never read anything regarding a murder mystery before. I was stuck on Sci-Fi and had been since I was a child. I was out of reading material and picked up Dead Simple after my wife finished it. I read it cover to cover in no time and absolutely loved it. I am now reading Looking Good Dead and am thoroughly enjoying it as well. Thanks for bringing me out of my Sci-Fi slump! You are a fine author.

Nathan
Indiana, USA

By Anonymous, at 7:43 PM

Hi Peter,
I read your book Prophecy years ago and have been addicted since - including the Roy Grace books. I love your supernatural themes and I like that Roy is open to some of it too!

Looking forward to your next one.

Best wishes,
Mags.

By Mags, at 4:21 PM

Hi Mags

Thanks very much - and I'm glad to hear you like the supernatural themes. They will be appearing in some of the future Roy Grace novels but not all.

Very best wishes for 2008

Peter

By Peter James, at 1:08 PM

Hi Nathan

Thank you very much for your kind comment sbout my work.

All very best

Peter

By Peter James, at 1:10 PM

It's Feb 1st and I can't believe I missed this 'Happy New Year' post However as it is Chinese New Year this week here I'm not really so late!!!
So Happy New Year Peter and good luck for 2008 and especially Feb 5th!
Jo

By Jo Adams, at 1:59 PM

You are not late at all, Jo!!!

Many thanks, and to you too!

And especially thanks for the Feb 5th good wishes... gulp!

Peter

By Peter James, at 5:34 PM

Hi Peter,
Thanks for your wonderfull books,especially the Grace series-coming from Brighton myself,it feels like im truley involved!Ive got all the school mums onto them.Thankyou!
Louise

By louise, at 12:47 PM

Hi Louise

Thank you so much for your lovely comments and thank you even more for spreading the word - that is the nicest possible thing anyone can do for an author!

I will keep fingers crossed you continue to enjoy them.

All very best

Peter

By Peter James, at 4:45 PM