With Dead Simple Peter James, best known for his horror and fantasy novels, made a belated return to the crime field, introducing Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, a man with demons of his own to confront. This second novel in the Brighton series confirms his talent for superior plotting and edge-of-the-seat suspense. When a man picks up a CD left on the train seat beside him and attempts to return it to its owner, he becomes the sole witness to a vicious murder. When he goes to the police, his life and that of his wife are threatened - indeed their deaths have already been posted on the internet. A battle of wills between Grace and a sinister band of devious criminals ensues, full of gripping twists and turns.

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