Published by PanMacMillan
Publication Date: 27th May 2021
I was delighted to be contacted by Hannah Bright as part of this years Quick Reads campaign to help promote reading in all its forms. Now in its 15th year the campaign hopes to help support anyone seeking to get into reading, by offering a selection of short stories from some of the best known names on the shelves at the moment. These titles are aimed at anyone at all - whether you're a lapsed reader who just struggles to find the time with the busy lives we lead, or someone who has never had the confidence or support to discover the wonderful worlds which books hold within their pages. Whatever your circumstances the reading agency is here to support us all, and are offering to gift a copy of one of the books for every one copy purchased, in order to help someone discover the joy of reading.
One in six adults in the UK finds reading difficult so please don't ever feel like you are alone.
Book Description:
Roy Grace and his family have left Sussex behind for a week’s holiday in France. The website promised a grand house, but when they arrive the place is very different from the pictures. And it soon becomes clear that their holiday nightmare is only just beginning.
An old enemy of Roy, a lowlife criminal he had put behind bars, is now out of jail – and out for revenge. He knows where Roy and his family have gone on holiday. Of course he does. He’s been hacking their emails – and they are in the perfect spot for him to pay Roy back . . .
My Thoughts:
The 'Dead' series written by Peter James was the book that started me on the journey into reading crime and thriller books. The first book 'Dead Simple' had me avidly turning the pages - and was recently turned into a fairly accurate TV version on British screens earlier this year.
Roy Grace is a hard-working detective with a family to support too. He's been through some tough times of his own over the years and this book sees him take his family on a well-earned family break to a chateau in France. Someone from his past is determined to spoil that down time and has gone to some pretty spectacular lengths to make sure not only does the Grace family not enjoy their holiday but maybe not ever take another vacation again.
Follow Roy, Cleo and their family as they venture into the depths of the French countryside - but who will come out on top? The seasoned detective or the person who has been behind bars for some considerable time plotting their revenge?
A great introduction to Peter James' writing, I recommend this Quick Read as a taster for a top-class series.
If Peter's book doesn't quite fit what you fancy reading at the moment, here are all the titles available in this year's Quick Reads promotion:
OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE: The Baby is Mine (Atlantic)
LOUISE CANDLISH: The Skylight (Simon & Schuster)
KATIE FFORDE: Saving the Day (Arrow)
PETER JAMES: Wish You Were Dead (Macmillan)
CAITLIN MORAN: How to Be a Woman, abridged (Ebury)
KHURRUM RAHMAN: The Motive (HQ)
About the Author:
Peter James is a UK No. 1 bestselling author, best known for writing crime and thriller novels, and the creator of the much-loved Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. With a total of 17 Sunday Times No. 1s under his belt, he has achieved global book sales of over 20 million copies to date, and has been translated into 37 languages.
Synonymous with plot-twisting page-turners, Peter has garnered an army of loyal fans throughout his storytelling career - which also included stints writing for TV and producing films. He has won over 40 awards for his work, including the WHSmith Best Crime Author of All Time Award, Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger and a BAFTA nomination for The Merchant of Venice starring Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons for which he was an Executive Producer. Many of Peter's novels have been adapted for film, TV and stage.
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