'Peter James is one of the best British crime writers and therefore one of the best in the
world' - Lee Child author of The Jack Reacher series A long-lost masterpiece sparks deadly
violence - and sets Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on the path of a calculating killer.
Discover the darkness that lurks around every corner in Picture You Dead . Now a major ITV
drama starring John Simm as Roy Grace. Harry and Freya an ordinary couple dreamed for years
of finding something priceless buried amongst the tat in a car boot sale. It was a dream they
knew in their hearts would never come true - until the day it did . . . They buy a drab
portrait for twenty pounds for its beautiful frame planning to cut the painting out. Then
studying it back at home there seems to be another picture beneath of a stunning landscape.
Could it be a long-lost masterpiece from 1770? If genuine it could be worth millions. One
collector is certain it is genuine. Someone who uses any method he can to get what he wants.
Detective Superintendent Roy Grace finds himself plunged into the unfamiliar and rarefied world
of fine art. Outwardly it appears respectable gentlemanly above reproach. But beneath the
veneer he rapidly finds that greed deception and violence walk hand-in-hand. And Harry and
Freya are about to discover that their dream is turning into their worst nightmare . . .
Although the Roy Grace novels can be read in any order Picture You Dead is the eighteenth
title in the bestselling series. Enjoy more of the Brighton detective's investigations with
Find Them Dead and Left You Dead . ***** 23 million books sold. Creator of Her Majesty
Queen Camilla's favourite fictional detective. 'The master of the craft' - Daily Express
'Peter James is one of the best crime writers in the business' - Karin Slaughter author of the
Will Trent series 'One of the world's most popular detective series' - The Guardian
