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Dead Man's Footsteps (Paperback)

by Peter James (Author)
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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Pan (27 Nov 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330446134
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330446136
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 11 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,141 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Wondrous in its sheer detailing of the multiplicity and (mostly) awfulness of life among the rural poor up to 1900.'
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Abby stepped in the lift and the doors closed with a sound like a shovel smoothing gravel. She breathed in the smell of someone else’s perfum, and lemon-scented cleaning fluid. The lift jerked upwards a few inches. And now, too late to change her mind and get out, with the metal walls pressing in around her, they lunged sharply downwards. Abby was about to realize she had just made the worst mistake of her life . . .

Amid the tragic unfolding mayhem of the morning of 9/11, failed Brighton businessman and ne’er-do-well Ronnie Wilson sees the chance of a lifetime, to shed his debts, disappear and reinvent himself in another country. Six years later, the discovery of the skeletal remains of a woman’s body in a storm drain in Brighton, leads Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on an enquiry spanning the globe, and into a desperate race against time to save the life of a woman being hunted down like an animal in the streets and alleys of Brighton.

‘One of the most fiendishly clever crime fiction plotters’ Daily Mail

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5.0 out of 5 stars From Strength to Strength, 21 Jun 2008
By J. S. Cowling "Steve" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dead Man's Footsteps (Hardcover)
"Dead Simple", "Looking Good Dead", "Not Dead Enough" and now "Dead Man's Footsteps" this series from Peter James goes from strength to strength. This latest is well plotted and will keep the reader guessing to the end. It also begins with 9/11 and the graphic descriptions James gives of that terrible day will make the reader think the author was actually there.

Each of the books in the Roy Grace series is totally different and stands on its own as a seperate story. However, there is the sub-plot of Grace's life running through each tale so to appreciate the books to their full potential I would advise new readers to start with "Dead Simple". There is a mystery in Detective Inspector Roy Grace's life which is proving to be as fascinating as the murders he investigates. To miss out on this sub-plot would be to deny yourself the full enjoyment of the series.

I've followed Peter James' writing for a long time and I always thought him a good author, especially his paranormal novels. With the Roy Grace series he has hit upon a genre with which he is obviously comfortable and enthusiastic about. I look forward to many more gruesome murders and the gradual unravelling of Roy Grace's enigmatic private life.



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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Roy Grace corker!, 29 Jun 2008
By M. Williams "Matt Williams" (Newport, South Wales, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dead Man's Footsteps (Hardcover)
This is another fantastic novel from renowned author, Peter James. I've followed Peter's career since Possession, which means I've been reading his books for approximately <gulp!> 20 years. And he just gets better and better...

While I loved the supernatural and medical/scientific thrillers he's really found his niche in the crime fiction market. Unlike some writers I've read, Peter knows his books' locales - especially Brighton and Hove - inside out. He writes with conviction and knowledge about every twisting lane, every seedy or upper-class street, the beachfront, the people who live there. It lends his work that all-important sense of the reality. Until recently (when I was lucky enough to be invited to attend the publishers' launch on Brighton pavilion) I'd never visited Brighton. But it didn't matter because one of the many things Mr James excels at is evoking his surroundings, seedy or otherwise.

Not that he restricts himself to Brighton, you understand. DMF contains several well managed multiple storylines, one of which takes place on 9/11 (and the days directly thereafter). Timeline jumps are notoriously difficult to pull off, but James does so with consummate ease, such that I didn't mind the jumping from a tense moment involving a imminent torture to the aftermath of 9/11 and the protagonist of that plotline; or to Australia, where a different strand of the investigation is vigorously pursued. I loved the trip to Munich to search for his missing partner in Not Dead Enough, but James has taken it several steps further this time by including multiple locations and timelines ... and successfully retaining our interest.

The short, punchy chapters certainly help move things along. The believable dialogue and amusing exchanges between the main characters, especially Grace and Branson/Vosper/Pewe etc. all add to the book's effectiveness. I'd also echo other readers' comments about the ever interesting Potting. I really hope he's in all future Grace novels - we all know someone like him!

This is such a clever, ambitious book. I know that many readers read crime books and thrillers for the plot, but for me that's never been the most important element. I have to be convinced by the characters and their motivations; actually, I have to like them; think of them as real people, not ciphers. Not only does James deliver on this front, but he continues to develop his characters as the series continues. Also, with Peter's books I always get that feeling that I'm `in the story'; that the pages have effectively disappeared. James provides this and much more besides. The insanely ingenious plotlines and numerous twists and turns are the icing on the cake of any already enviable literary feast.

So why should you buy this book? Because it's clever and smart, with convincing dialogue and brilliant character observations? Because of the multiple plots and hard-to-guess twists? The fast pace and detailed observations? The technical, well researched details and sense of realism? Well, all these things, of course, and many more besides. Mostly I read his books because I love his writing: full stop.

And now we have to wait another year and I'm already missing Grace and co. And that last line! Talk about cliff-hangers...
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A thrilling thriller, 23 Jun 2008
By Patricia Weston "BB Jersey" (Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dead Man's Footsteps (Hardcover)
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys crime thrillers. It is easy to read with chapters nicely broken up in to decent sizes. The dialogue is pacy and realistic - as is the intricate plot. It appears well researched and is a super,exciting read and easy to visulize. The ending will leave all fans of the Roy Grace series desperate for more.
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5.0 out of 5 stars series
this book is one of four in a series ,they are gripping and eachn follows on, good service and delivery
Published 25 days ago by A. J. Woolford

4.0 out of 5 stars Dead Man's Footsteps
I am a great fan of Peter James and love all his books.
This particular book was very easy to read; I did not want to put it down. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Transported
This was the first time I had read any of Peter James work and must say it transported me away and did what a really good book should, that is, take the reader somewhere else for... Read more
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The chapters switch between September 2001 and the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in New York, and October 2007 after human remains are discovered in Brighton, England. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Helen Simpson

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Never having read any of the Grace novels before I picked this up and began reading it even though it is the fourth of a series. Read more
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I have been a fan of Peter James for some time now. Unfortunately, his books are no longer available in the United States. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Michael J. Mcpherson

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YES! My first taste of Mr James's writing was very well received. I read this on holiday and couldn't put it down even when the cold beers were dutifully delivered by an... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Paul Hanratty

4.0 out of 5 stars Roy Grace finds himself back in 9/11
Peter James's is building a classic crime series with his fourth Roy Grace novel. His knowledge and research of policing and solid characterisation have been matched here by a... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mick Read

3.0 out of 5 stars Padding was too much
I liked the idea, I liked the plot, I read the whole book but really there was more padding in it than was necessary and round and round in circles it went. Read more
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