Yvonne
Following my earlier event posting, I have just checked back on the site information for this years ‘CRIMEFEST’ event, being held in Bristol UK, from Thursday 19th May 2011 through to Sunday 22nd May 2011.
Great news for all you Peter James fans out there, as he has just been confirmed as a participating author at the event.
He is due to make two appearances, firstly as a panelist, in a discussion titled ‘Born To Be Bad: The Nature Of Evil’, on Friday 20th May 2011.
Then, on the following day Saturday 21st May 2011, in a one-to-one, 50 minute interview, with fellow novelist Peter Guttridge.
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This will not only provide a great insight into the popular British crime writing success story, that is Peter James, but also coincides with the release late in May 2011, of his latest book ‘Dead Man’s Grip’.
This is the seventh assignment in the series featuring his popular character Detective Superintendent Roy Grace.
Synopsis From The Author’s Site:
I WANT THEM TO SUFFER, AND I WANT THEM DEAD …
Carly Chase is traumatised ten days after being in a fatal traffic accident which kills a teenage student from Brighton University. Then she receives news that turns her entire world into a living nightmare.The drivers of the other two vehicles involved have been found tortured and murdered. Now Detective Superintendant Roy Grace of the Sussex Police force issues a stark and urgent warning to Carly: She could be next.The student had deadly connections. Connections that stretch across the Atlantic. Someone has sworn revenge and won’t rest until the final person involved in that fatal accident is dead.
The police advise Carly her only option is to go into hiding and change identity. The terrified woman disagrees – she knows these people have ways of hunting you down anywhere. If the police are unable to stop them, she has to find a way to do it herself. But already the killer is one step ahead of her, watching, waiting, and ready …
I’ve only tried James once and not got on with him. Have you read him and if so is there a good place to start?
Hi Annie,
I guess it would be a pretty boring place if we all liked the same authors and books.
Peter James has written some pretty good stand alone novels I believe, but personally, I have only read from the series of books featuring his character Detective Superintendent Roy Grace.
I have only read the first couple, written back in the 1990s ‘Dead Simple’ and ‘Looking Good Dead’, both of which I enjoyed. I do have the complete set of the series yet to read, all of which are in the dreaded TBR pile somewhere!!
Crimefest sounds like a fantastic event!
Hi Kathy,
It does sound like it’s going to be a great time for anyone into crime fiction, I wish I could be there.
The itinerary is filled with some great names from the genre, including South African author Deon Meyer, whose book ‘Devil’s Peak’, I have just read and enjoyed so much.