![]() ![]() A prank goes wrong, leaving Michael missing and four of his friends dead. Suffice it to say that Michael Harrison's stag night isn't one you'd want to be part of. And we're not over-burdened with angst about his lovelife, although there is a rather entertaining running gag about a cop-hating vegan who desperately wants a shag! Grace does, though, have a rather touching faith in calling in mediums to help solve crimes which makes him the butt of the usual station jokes.ĭEAD SIMPLE is a tricky book to review without giving too much away. ![]() His wife disappeared some years ago, but it's not an angle that dominates the book. Sussex Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is seen as a competent copper, but one who's been overtaken by those with more political nous. But there's a heavy dash of suspense and just a soupcon of supernatural to help the mix along. And ostensibly it's a police procedural featuring a faintly flawed hero who isn't a super-cop. It's a page-turner in the best sense of the word where you'll find yourself turning the pages at the same speed as the mouse's legs rotate in the Tom and Jerry cartoon. Peter James's DEAD SIMPLE is a book to store up for a weekend when you won't be disturbed - but you might want to read it with the lights on! ![]()
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