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I should point out that although 'Want You Dead' is the tenth book featuring the detective Roy Grace I have read this as a one off rather than working my way through the series.
As such I cannot really comment as to whether or not this is better or worse than those that have gone before.


The book opens with a pretty graphic description of the torture and murder of Brighton GP Karl Murphy.
It takes a while for young estate agent Red Westwood, who has been dating Karl, and hence the police, to realise what we as a reader already knows, that she is being stalked by her violent exboyfriend Bryce Laurent.


Despite the book opening in a blaze I found the first half of the story a bit of a slow burner, not helped by a rash of 'had he but known' lines at the end of chapters which made any sense of tension that had preceded it feel artificial as if even the author didn't really believe in what he was writing.
The second half did pick up but for me the damage had already been done, I was left feeling that it too contrived and overly long.
The inclusion of Roy Grace's upcoming nuptials seemed pretty pointless as well,

Whilst I found Red a generally feisty and likeable character I didn't find her particularly believable, the less said about the implausible Superhuman, multiskilled, elusive villain with a liking of setting fires is probably for the better.
The texts that were supposedly sent between the two when they were in a relationship were pretty laughable, I mean I know this is Brighton but really does everyone living there have names like Red, Bryce and Raquel and are either having fabulous, mindblowing sex or are divorced/ widowed Come on!

As I said at the beginning of this review I read this book as a one off and in that regard it just didn't work for me but cannot say whether or not that this is because it is better or worse that the author's usual output.
It certainly won't make me rush out and seek any others but at least it was a relatively quick read.
EXCERPT: Bryce, in his flat across the alleyway, watched her on the monitor showing images from the pinhole camera he had concealed in one of the bolts securing the bathroom mirror to the wall.
He was grinning.

Nice to see her naked, Nice to see her truly afraid, He watched her step out into the hallway, looking right, then left, vanity mirror held high, He watched her, with deep satisfaction, check every inch of the flat again, flinging open the doors of every room, every cupboard, then finally picking up the phone and dialling.


He knew exactly who she would be calling, and he was right,

ABOUT THIS BOOK: IF HE CAN'T HAVE HER, THEN NOBODY CAN, . .

Virtual romance becomes a terrifying obsession in Want You Dead, . .

Single girl,, redhead and smouldering, love life thats crashed and burned, Seeks new flame to rekindle her fire, Fun, friendship andwho knowsmore maybe

In Peter James' Want You Dead, thirtyyear old Red Cameron meets handsome, charming and rich thirtyfive year old Bryce Laurent through an online dating agency, and is instantly attracted to him.
But as their love blossoms, the truth about his past begins to emerge, and with it his dark side.
Everything he has told Red about himself turns out to be a tissue of lies, and her infatuation with him gradually turns to terror.


Within a year, and under police protection, she evicts him from her flat and her life, But far from being over, her nightmare is only just beginning, For Bryce is obsessed and besotted with her, He intends to destroy, by fire, everything and everyone she has ever known and lovedand then her, too, It's up to Detective Superintendent Roy Grace to stop him before it's too late, . .

MY THOUGHTS: I loved this book, and simply bounded through it, devouring it,

The Roy Grace series is one that just keeps getting better and better, and one that I hope won't end any time soon.


THE AUTHOR: Peter James is a UK No,bestselling author, best known for writing crime and thriller novels, and the creator of the muchloved Detective Superintendent Roy Grace.
With a total ofSunday Times No,s under his belt, he has achieved global book sales of overmillion copies to date, and has been translated intolanguages.


Synonymous with plottwisting pageturners, 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 overawards 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 Peters novels have been adapted for film, TV and stage,

DISCLOSURE: I own my copy of Want You Dead by Peter James, published by Pan MacMillan, All opinions expressed in this review are my own personal opinions,

For an explanation of my rating system, please refer to my profile page on Goodreads, com or the about page on my webpage, sandysbookaday/wordpess, com This review and others also appear on my webpage, Tenho pena que tenham saltado vários volumes e assim terse perdido um pouco o rumo da história do Roy Grace e da Sandy.
. . de resto, é Peter James! Gostei muito! I have read many of the Roy Grace series but this one really had me on the edge of my seat.
It is a bit different from your usual staid British mystery and is more of a thriller, Any time there is a maniacal stalker involved, I start looking under the beds,

In this story, a young woman meets a very handsome, charming, rich, and suave man through a dating service.
They fall madly in love but her parents and her friends have a definite aversion to him, It soon becomes apparent that he is insanely possessive and paranoid, lies about his past, and then becomes violent.
She kicks him to the curb and the trouble starts, He decides that if he can't have her, no one can and that her friends and family should suffer as well.
His weapon . fire. Things turn nasty very quickly and some truly horrible deaths occur, Detective Inspector Roy Grace and his team are fighting the clock to find this elusive murderer before more people die.


This is a real page turner and one of Peter James' best book of the series, A good book in the Roy Grace series, but not my favourite, Ik missed the search of an unknown subject,
Dutch review: sitelink wordpress. com/ This was the best most additive read I have had in a long time, It is Peter James at the top of his game, There has not been a bad book in this series however this one is stand out, It has everything making you believe you are the characters you feel their love, you feel there pain,

From the start the murders begin only covered to most eyes as suicide, Red does not believe it is neither does Grace, Red is such a likeable character who you can totally root for, She had found a new love after her last disastrous online date, Apart from he is out to kill, out to kill her and everything she loves, He loves a fire or two or three plus,

Byrce is an horrific character but so thrilling and chilling to read about, He totally got what he deserved in the end, I was hoping he got the justice he deserved in prison by the fellow inmates, They could not have picked a nicer person,

So much happened in this book with Norman getting so much more and Bella, Poor Bella. Poor Norman and the others left behind,

In terms of Roy you continue to read about him being father to Noah and his wedding to Cleo.
The wedding dream or nightmare before was fantastic, Once again I wanted to know so much more about Sandy, It is so wrong to be rooting for her over Cleo in a way but I cannot help it.
I loved how on the second time coming honeymoon Roy cut his phone call, he did answer it but cut it short.
Cleo's I have never seen you do that before for the reply to be I have never been on honeymoon with you before.


The last standout moment from a book full of standout moments I will have missed something or not wanted to give everything away.
Cassian Pewe is back the rival the slight villain to the police force that makes a fantastic read, Is he playing a game of keep your friends close but your "enemies" closer

Standout out book with not a bad element.
/These books used to be great didn't they, . . and now it all feels like a soap opera,I swear we were half way through the book before any detecting happened.

Maybe I'm just not keen on knowing who did it never bothered me with secret history though, loved that BUT the insanee ramblings of Bryce, and the ridiculous insistence of Red to carry on acting like normal, even after being kidnapped and shot at,just aren't doing anything for me.

Killing

a member of the team off felt like ticking a box, and frankly I'd run Sandy over given the chance, what's the point of her
I do like the characters though, and the setting, such a shame, think the next one might be last one I rread.