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The Hawk is Dead (Roy Grace, #22) was the most recently released book by Peter James, on October 21st, 2025.

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Peter James Stats: The highest rated book by Peter James on Book Notification is Faith, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is Love You Dead (Roy Grace #12).

The most read book by Peter James on Book Notification is Dead Simple, the first novel in the Roy Grace series. The second most read book is Looking Good Dead (Roy Grace #2).

Below is a complete list of Peter James books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Peter James is the Roy Grace Series.

List of Roy Grace Books in Publication Order

A Brighton detective investigates complex cases involving missing persons and murder.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.7
Dead Simple
2005
Go
2
7.2
Looking Good Dead
2006
Go
3
8.8
Not Dead Enough
2007
Go
4
8.4
Dead Man's Footsteps
2008
Go
5
8.8
Dead Tomorrow
2009
Go
6
7.9
Dead Like You
2010
Go
7
8.2
Dead Man's Grip
2011
Go
8
8.4
Not Dead Yet
2012
Go
9
8.5
Dead Man's Time
2013
Go
10
8.8
Want You Dead
2014
Go
11
8.5
You Are Dead
2015
Go
12
9.3
Love You Dead
2016
Go
13
8.7
Need You Dead
2017
Go
14
8.7
Dead If You Don't
2018
Go
15
8.7
Dead at First Sight
2019
Go
16
8.8
Find Them Dead
2020
Go
17
8.9
Left You Dead
2021
Go
18
8.6
Picture You Dead
2022
Go
19
8.5
Stop Them Dead
2023
Go
20
8
They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story
2024
Go
21
9
One of Us Is Dead
2024
Go
22
7
The Hawk is Dead
2025
Go

List of Roy Grace Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.5
Footloose (With: Val McDermid)
2019
Go
2
9
Wish You Were Dead
2021
Go

List of Cold Hill Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.5
The House on Cold Hill
2015
Go
2
7.4
The Secret of Cold Hill
2019
Go

List of Max Flynn Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.1
Dead Letter Drop
1981
Go
2
7.2
Atom Bomb Angel
1983
Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.7
Billionaire
1983
Go
2
9
Biggles The Storybook
1986
Go
3
8.7
Possession
1988
Go
4
8.3
Dreamer
1989
Go
5
9.2
Sweet Heart
1990
Go
6
8.6
Twilight
1991
Go
7
8.5
Prophecy
1992
Go
8
9.8
Host
1993
Go
9
8.4
Alchemist
1996
Go
10
8
Getting Wired!
1996
Go
11
8.5
The Truth
1997
Go
12
8.6
Denial
1998
Go
13
9.6
Faith
2000
Go
14
8.7
Perfect People
2011
Go
15
7.8
Absolute Proof
2017
Go
16
8.5
I Follow You
2020
Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Short Shockers: Collection One
2013
Go
2
8
Short Shockers: Collection Two
2013
Go
3
8.7
A Twist of the Knife
2014
Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.6
The Perfect Murder
2010
Go
2
9.5
Christmas is for the Kids
2011
Go
3
8.5
In the Nick of Time (With: Ian Rankin)
2014
Go
4
8.5
Footloose (With: Val McDermid)
2019
Go

List of Akashic Noir Books in Publication Order

Features dark crime stories set in different cities or regions, each written by local authors who capture the gritty vibe of their location.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
San Francisco Noir
2002
Go
2
Seattle Noir
2003
Go
3
Bronx Noir
2003
Go
4
Brooklyn Noir
2004
Go
5
8
Hasidic Noir
2004
Go
6
Brooklyn Noir 2
2005
Go
7
Chicago Noir
2005
Go
8
Dublin Noir
2005
Go
9
Manhattan Noir
2006
Go
10
4
Miami Noir
2006
Go
11
D.C. Noir
2006
Go
12
Baltimore Noir
2006
Go
13
Twin Cities Noir
2006
Go
14
London Noir
2006
Go
15
10
New Orleans Noir
2007
Go
16
Los Angeles Noir
2007
Go
17
Wall Street Noir
2007
Go
18
Havana Noir
2007
Go
19
Detroit Noir
2007
Go
20
Queens Noir
2008
Go
21
Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth
2008
Go
22
Toronto Noir
2008
Go
23
Las Vegas Noir
2008
Go
24
Trinidad Noir
2008
Go
25
D.C. Noir 2
2008
Go
26
Manhattan Noir 2
2008
Go
27
Paris Noir
2008
Go
28
Istanbul Noir
2008
Go
29
Boston Noir
2009
Go
30
Rome Noir
2009
Go
31
San Francisco Noir 2
2009
Go
32
Portland Noir
2009
Go
33
6
Delhi Noir
2009
Go
34
6
Phoenix Noir
2009
Go
35
Los Angeles Noir 2
2010
Go
36
Mexico City Noir
2010
Go
37
Richmond Noir
2010
Go
38
Orange County Noir
2010
Go
39
10
Indian Country Noir
2010
Go
40
Moscow Noir
2010
Go
41
Lone Star Noir
2010
Go
42
Philadelphia Noir
2010
Go
43
Haiti Noir
2010
Go
44
Copenhagen Noir
2010
Go
45
Pittsburgh Noir
2011
Go
46
San Diego Noir
2011
Go
47
Barcelona Noir
2011
Go
48
4
Cape Cod Noir
2011
Go
49
New Jersey Noir
2011
Go
50
Staten Island Noir
2012
Go
51
Mumbai Noir
2012
Go
52
Long Island Noir
2012
Go
53
6
Venice Noir
2012
Go
54
Kingston Noir
2012
Go
55
St. Petersburg Noir
2012
Go
56
Kansas City Noir
2012
Go
57
Boston Noir 2
2012
Go
58
USA Noir
2013
Go
59
Manila Noir
2013
Go
60
Buffalo Noir
2013
Go
61
Dallas Noir
2013
Go
62
Haiti Noir 2
2013
Go
63
9
Singapore Noir
2014
Go
64
Prison Noir
2014
Go
65
Tel Aviv Noir
2014
Go
66
Tehran Noir
2014
Go
67
10
Belfast Noir
2014
Go
68
Helsinki Noir
2014
Go
69
Rio Noir
2014
Go
70
Providence Noir
2015
Go
71
Chicago Noir: The Classics
2015
Go
72
Memphis Noir
2015
Go
73
7
Zagreb Noir
2015
Go
74
Marseille Noir
2015
Go
75
Beirut Noir
2015
Go
76
New Orleans Noir: The Classics
2016
Go
77
Stockholm Noir
2016
Go
78
Brussels Noir
2016
Go
79
Mississippi Noir
2016
Go
80
St. Louis Noir
2016
Go
81
Prague Noir
2016
Go
82
San Juan Noir
2016
Go
83
Oakland Noir
2017
Go
84
Trinidad Noir: The Classics
2017
Go
85
Atlanta Noir
2017
Go
86
New Haven Noir
2017
Go
87
Montana Noir
2017
Go
88
Buenos Aires Noir
2017
Go
89
Montreal Noir
2017
Go
90
Berlin Noir
2018
Go
91
São Paulo Noir
2018
Go
92
6
Santa Cruz Noir
2018
Go
93
Lagos Noir
2018
Go
94
Marrakech Noir
2018
Go
95
7
Baghdad Noir
2018
Go
96
7
Vancouver Noir
2018
Go
97
Sydney Noir
2018
Go
98
Hong Kong Noir
2018
Go
99
6
Amsterdam Noir
2019
Go
100
Milwaukee Noir
2019
Go
101
Houston Noir
2019
Go
102
Nairobi Noir
2020
Go
103
Columbus Noir
2020
Go
104
Santa Fe Noir
2020
Go
105
7
Alabama Noir
2020
Go
106
Berkeley Noir
2020
Go
107
7
Addis Ababa Noir
2020
Go
108
Tampa Bay Noir
2020
Go
109
Miami Noir: The Classics
2020
Go
110
8
Accra Noir
2020
Go
111
Belgrade Noir
2020
Go
112
Palm Springs Noir
2021
Go
113
Paris Noir: The Suburbs
2022
Go
114
8
Denver Noir
2022
Go
115
South Central Noir
2022
Go
116
Cleveland Noir
2023
Go
117
East Jerusalem Noir
2023
Go
118
West Jerusalem Noir
2023
Go
119
Honolulu Noir
2024
Go
120
Sacramento Noir
2025
Go
121
Hamburg Noir
2025
Go
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List of The MatchUp Collection Books in Publication Order

The MatchUp Collection is a series of short stories where famous authors team up their well-known characters, such as Temperance Brennan and Jack Reacher in the same story.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Honor & ... (By: C.J. Box, Sandra Brown)
2017
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2
8.7
Deserves to Be Dead (By: John Sandford, Lisa Jackson)
2017
Go
3
9
Getaway (By: Lisa Scottoline, Nelson DeMille)
2017
Go
4
Midnight Flame (By: Christopher Rice, Lara Adrian)
2018
Go
5
Short Story (By: Karin Slaughter, Michael Koryta)
2019
Go
6
Past Prologue (By: Diana Gabaldon, Steve Berry)
2019
Go
7
7.6
Faking a Murderer (By: Lee Child, Kathy Reichs)
2019
Go
8
10
Dig Here (By: Charlaine Harris, Andrew Gross)
2019
Go
9
Taking the Veil (By: J.A. Jance, Eric Van Lustbader)
2019
Go
10
10
Rambo on Their Minds (By: Gayle Lynds, David Morrell)
2019
Go
11
8.5
Footloose (With: Val McDermid)
2019
Go
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9
Death Comes Knocking (With: Graham Bartlett)
2016
Go
2
8
Babes In The Wood (With: Graham Bartlett)
2020
Go

List of Big Ideas Simply Explained Books in Publication Order

Explains big topics and tricky themes in a simple, easy to follow format with clear text and eye catching graphics.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The History Book (By: R.G. Grant)
2010
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2
The Psychology Book (By: Marcus Weeks, Catherine Collin, Joannah Ginsburg, Nigel C. Benson, Voula Grand, Merrin Lazyan)
2011
Go
3
The Economics Book (By: Niall Kishtainy)
2012
Go
4
The Religions Book (By: Neil Philip, Michael D. Coogan, Paul Freedman, Shulamit Ambalu, Eve Levavi Feinstein, Andrew Stob)
2013
Go
5
10
The Science Book (By: Dan Green, David John, Rob Scott Colson, Camilla Hallinan)
2014
Go
6
The Business Book (By: Sam Atkinson)
2014
Go
7
The Shakespeare Book (By: Stanley Wells)
2015
Go
8
The Politics Book (By: Kate Johnsen, Sam Atkinson)
2015
Go
9
The Philosophy Book (By: Will Buckingham)
2015
Go
10
The Sociology Book (By: Marcus Weeks, Megan Todd, Mitchell Hobbs, Sam Atkinson, Sarah Tomley, Christopher Thorpe, Chris Yuill)
2015
Go
11
8
The Literature Book (By: Sam Atkinson)
2016
Go
12
The Art Book (By: Caroline Bugler)
2017
Go
13
The Crime Book
2017
Go
14
The Bible Book (By: DK Publishing)
2018
Go
15
The Mythology Book (By: Shulamit Ambalu)
2018
Go
16
The Classical Music Book (By: Katie Derham)
2018
Go
17
The Ecology Book (By: DK Publishing)
2019
Go
18
The Maths Book (By: DK Publishing)
2019
Go
19
6
The Sherlock Holmes Book (By: David Stuart Davies, Barry Forshaw)
2019
Go
20
The Marvel Book (By: DK Publishing)
2019
Go
21
6
The Crime Book (By: Shanna Hogan)
2019
Go
22
The Movie Book (By: Danny Leigh)
2020
Go
23
8
The Physics Book (By: Jim Al-Khalili, Ben Still)
2020
Go
24
The Islam Book (By: DK Publishing)
2020
Go
25
The Law Book (By: DK Publishing)
2020
Go
26
The Star Wars Book (By: Pablo Hidalgo, Cole Horton, Dan Zehr)
2020
Go
27
The Medicine Book (By: DK Publishing)
2021
Go
28
The Biology Book (By: DK Publishing)
2021
Go
29
The DC Book (By: Grant Morrison, Stephen Wiacek)
2021
Go
30
The World War II Book (By: DK Publishing)
2022
Go
31
The Chemistry Book (By: DK Publishing)
2022
Go
32
The LGBTQ+ History Book (By: DK Publishing)
2023
Go
33
El libro de la historia LGBTQ+ (By: DK Publishing)
2023
Go
34
The Poetry Book (By: DK Publishing)
2023
Go
35
The World War I Book (By: DK Publishing)
2024
Go
36
The Psychology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (By: DK Publishing)
2024
Go
37
The Design Book (By: DK Publishing)
2024
Go
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List of Peter James Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Giant Book of Fantasy Tales
1996
Go
2
Paris Noir
2008
Go
3
The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 7
2010
Go
4
The Sounds Of Crime
2010
Go
5
8.3
No Rest for the Dead
2011
Go
6
The Killer Cookbook
2012
Go
7
OxCrimes: 27 Killer Stories from the Cream of Crimewriters
2014
Go
8
6.9
FaceOff
2014
Go
9
6.9
MatchUp
2017
Go
10
Ten Year Stretch
2018
Go
11
Afraid of the Shadows
2021
Go
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Peter James

Peter James (Peter J. James) was born on August 22nd, 1948 and is currently 77 years old. Peter James was born in Brighton, England.

Peter James is the author of the Roy Grace series which currently consists of 22 novels. The Roy Grace series started in 2005 with the novel Dead Simple. The most recently released novel in the Roy Grace series was The Hawk is Dead which was released in 2025. There are no upcoming novels for the Roy Grace series.

Peter James won the 2016 Dead Reader Award in The Tess Gerritsen Award for Best Series category for the Roy Grace series.

Peter James is a member of The Nielsen Bestseller Awards' 21st Century Platinum Hall of Fame.

Peter James: Awards & Accolades

Peter James has won multiple awards including: The Crime Thriller Awards, The Bestseller Dagger, in 2011, Crime Writer's Association Award, Diamond Dagger Award, in 2016 and the Nielsen Awards, Honorary Platinum Bestseller Award, in 2018. Peter James was also nominated for multiple awards including: The Crime Writer's Association Award, Dagger in the Library Award, in 2009, and the Crime Writer's Association Award, Dagger in the Library Award, in 2015.

James' books have also won multiple awards, Dead Like You won the CrimeFest, Sounds of Crime Award, in 2011. Dead Man's Grip won the Barry Award, Best British Crime Novel, in 2012. You Are Dead won The Dead Good Reader Award, The Dr Lecter Award for Scariest Villain, in 2015.

The following novels by Peter James were also nominated for these awards:

  • Looking Good Dead: British Book Awards, Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (2007).
  • Not Dead Enough: Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2008). Crime Thriller Awards, Author of the Year (2008).
  • Dead Man's Footsteps: Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2009).
  • Dead Tomorrow: Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2010). CrimeFest, Sounds of Crime Award (2010).
  • Dead Like You: British Book Awards, Fiction Book of the Year (2010).
  • No Rest for the Dead: Suspense Magazine Awards, Best Anthology (2011).
  • Perfect People: British Book Awards, Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (2012).
  • Dead Man's Time: British Book Awards, Crime and Thriller Book of the Year (2013). CrimeFest, Sounds of Crime Award (2014).
  • Want You Dead: CrimeFest, Sounds of Crime Award (2015).
  • FaceOff: Anthony Award, Best Anthology / Collection (2015). Audie Award, Best Short Stories or Collections (2015).
  • Love You Dead: The Dead Good Reader Award, The Case Closed Award for Best Police Procedural (2017).
  • Find Them Dead: CrimeFest, Sounds of Crime Award (2021).

Peter James: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Absolute Proof was a Richard & Judy Book Club 2019 Late Summer Pick.
  • Dead Simple was a Richard & Judy Book Club 2025 Autumn Pick.
  • Dead Simple was a Dead Good Books: 100 Best Crime Books Of All Time Selection in 2020.

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  4. J.D. Barker, author of the 4MK Series.
  5. Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch Series.
  6. James Patterson, author of the Alex Cross Series.
  7. C.J. Box, author of the Joe Pickett Series.
  8. Jeffery Deaver, author of the Lincoln Rhyme Series.
  9. Patricia Cornwell, author of the Kay Scarpetta Series.
  10. Robert Crais, author of the Elvis Cole & Joe Pike Series.

Peter James: F.A.Q

When was Peter James Born? How old is Peter James?

Peter James was born on August 22nd, 1948. Peter James is currently 77 years old.

Where was Peter James Born?

Peter James was born in Brighton, England and is English.

What awards has Peter James won?

Peter James has won the following awards: The Bestseller Dagger at the Crime Thriller Awards (2011), Diamond Dagger Award at the Crime Writer's Association Award (2016) and the Honorary Platinum Bestseller Award at the Nielsen Awards (2018).

What book awards has Peter James won?

Dead Like You: CrimeFest Sounds of Crime Award (2011).
Dead Man's Grip: Barry Award Best British Crime Novel (2012).
You Are Dead: The Dead Good Reader Award The Dr Lecter Award for Scariest Villain (2015).

What was the first book Peter James wrote?

The first book written by Peter James was Dead Letter Drop, published in 1981.

What was the most recent book Peter James wrote?

His most recently released work was The Hawk is Dead on October 21st, 2025.

What is the most popular book by Peter James?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Peter James book is Dead Simple. Here are his most popular books:
  1. Dead Simple (7.68)
  2. Looking Good Dead (7.2)
  3. Not Dead Enough (8.83)
  4. Dead Like You (7.88)
  5. Dead Man's Footsteps (8.4)

Are there upcoming new books by Peter James?

Peter James does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Peter James written?

Peter James has written 54 books across 12 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 22 books in the Roy Grace Series
  • 2 books in the Roy Grace Short Stories/Novellas Series
  • 2 books in the Cold Hill Series
  • 2 books in the Max Flynn Series
  • 16 Standalone Novels
  • 3 Short Story Collections
  • 4 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 1 book in the Akashic Noir Series
  • 1 book in The MatchUp Collection Series
  • 2 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in the Big Ideas Simply Explained Series

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