Peter James is best known for his Roy Grace novels, a popular crime thriller series featuring detective Roy Grace, which debuted in 2005 with the novel Dead Simple. The titles in the Roy Grace series almost exclusively begin with the word ‘Dead’ or ‘Not Dead’. He has also written several standalone books.

DS Roy Grace Order

Dead Simple

Looking Good Dead

Not Dead Enough

Dead Man’s Footsteps

Dead Tomorrow

Dead Like You 

Dead Man’s Grip

Not Dead Yet

Dead Man’s Time

Want You Dead

You Are Dead

Love You Dead

Need You Dead

Dead If You Don’t

Dead At First Sight 

Find Them Dead

Left You Dead

Wish You Were Dead (Novella)

Picture You Dead

Stop Them Dead

They Thought I Was Dead

One Of Us Is Dead

The Hawk Is Dead

Standalone Books 

Possession

Dreamer

Sweet Heart

Twilight

Prophecy

Host

Alchemist

The Truth

Denial

Faith

The Perfect Murder

Perfect People

A Twist Of The Knife

The House On Cold Hill

Death Comes Knocking (Graham Bartlett with Peter James)

Match Up (compilation with Val McDermid)

Absolute Proof

The Secret Of Cold HIll

Babes In The Woods (true story with Graham Bartlett)

I Follow You