It was meant to be a harmless stag night prank. A few hours later four of his best friends are dead and Michael Harrison has disappeared. With only three days to the wedding, Detective Superintendent Grace - a man haunted by the shadow of his own missing wife - is contacted by Michael's beautiful, distraught fiancee, Ashley Harper. Grace discovers that the one man who ought to know Michael Harrison's where-abouts is saying nothing. But then he has a lot to gain-more than anyone realizes. For one man's disaster is another man's fortune... Dead simple...
The stunning first novel in a gripping new mystery series, Dead Simple marks the triumphant return of one of Britain's most ingenious crime writers.
Peter James was educated at Charterhouse and then at film school. He lived in North America for a number of years, working as a screen writer and film producer (his projects included the award-winning Dead of the Night) before returning to England. His previous novels, including the number one bestseUer Possession, have been translated into twenty-six languages. All his novels reflect his deep interest in medicine, science and the paranormal. He has recently produced several films, including The Merchant of Venice, starring A1 Pacino, Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes and The Bridge of San Luis Rey, starring Robert De Niro, Kathy Bates and Harvey Keitel. Fie also co-created the hit Channel 4 series Bedsitcom, which was nominated for a Rose d'Or. Peter James divides his time between his homes in Notting Hill in London and Sussex.
