Picture You Dead
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Alison Richardson
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Another brilliant Roy Grace story。 I’ve read the whole series and am always waiting for the next to be published。 You can read as a stand alone but why do that when you can start at the beginning？This one starts with a lucky find at a car boot sale and centre’s around the art world and it’s dark side。 There are the normal twists you don’t necessarily see coming and it doesn’t disappointHighly recommend！
Daniela Warren
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I really enjoyed listening to this book， this was my first Peter James and Roy Grace book and hopefully won’t be my last one。Kept me hooked， interesting characters and gripping story。Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan UK for letting me review this audiobook in exchange for an honest review。
julie
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Detective Superintendent Roy Grace finds himself plunged into an 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。 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 the drab po Detective Superintendent Roy Grace finds himself plunged into an 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。 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 the drab portrait for a few 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 that the painting is genuine。 Someone who will use any method he can to get what he wants and will stop at nothing。 And Harry and Freya are about to discover that their dream is turning into their worst nightmare。 。 。Book 18 of the Roy Grace series Really enjoyed this book totally recommend Thank You NetGalley and MacMillan Uk Audio I just reviewed Picture You Dead by Peter James。 #PictureYouDead #NetGalley 。。。more
Karen
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Every bit as good as #1。 Loved this 18th in the series
Claire
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I am a huge fan of the Roy Grace series， so I was thrilled when I was given the opportunity to read and review Picture You Dead - book number 18 in this series。Picture You Dead sees Grace and his team investigating the cold case， Operation Canvas， which introduces us to the underworld of fine art dealing。 There are robberies and forgeries as well as torture and murder with the vast sums of money that are involved。 One of the things I love about this series is James' talent for keeping the reader I am a huge fan of the Roy Grace series， so I was thrilled when I was given the opportunity to read and review Picture You Dead - book number 18 in this series。Picture You Dead sees Grace and his team investigating the cold case， Operation Canvas， which introduces us to the underworld of fine art dealing。 There are robberies and forgeries as well as torture and murder with the vast sums of money that are involved。 One of the things I love about this series is James' talent for keeping the readers so interested in reading about Roy Grace， his team and his family after SO many books。 I still enjoy learning about Cleo's pregnancy and how the family are coping after the tragic loss of Bruno。 There are a lot of characters in this story， and it took me a little while to learn who was who。 But the story itself is well written （as always） and captivated me right from the start。 Bring on number 19！！My thanks to NetGalley and the Publishers for sending me this ARC in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Sharon
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Another classic Roy Grace detective story that absolutely maintains interest throughout as it moves from the sinister world of art forgery and theft and Grace and his team as they attempt to solve a cold case。I listened to the audio book and the narrator （Daniel Wayman） was fantastic。 Excellent voices / accents and pitch and his superb reading of the book was a big part of my enjoyment。 The other was the reunion with Grace and his team and discovering where all the characters were at。 Peter Jame Another classic Roy Grace detective story that absolutely maintains interest throughout as it moves from the sinister world of art forgery and theft and Grace and his team as they attempt to solve a cold case。I listened to the audio book and the narrator （Daniel Wayman） was fantastic。 Excellent voices / accents and pitch and his superb reading of the book was a big part of my enjoyment。 The other was the reunion with Grace and his team and discovering where all the characters were at。 Peter James is a wonderful writer and as the story switched from scene to scene， I was engrossed。There were a few frustrations （one had me shouting out loud！） and although there are twists， they're not really shocks。 However， all in all， another triumph。Thanks so much to NetGalley and MacMillan UK audio for the opportunity to preview。 。。。more
D。S。 Butler
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Masterfully told with an intriguing dip into the art world， Picture You Dead is a fantastic addition to a stellar series。 Without doubt， Peter James is my favourite crime fiction author。 His Roy Grace series got me hooked on police procedurals many years ago。 I love how he takes a group of quirky， interesting characters and uses them to construct plots that twist and turn in directions you never expect。Peter James’s careful research brings the story alive， with details adding interest rather tha Masterfully told with an intriguing dip into the art world， Picture You Dead is a fantastic addition to a stellar series。 Without doubt， Peter James is my favourite crime fiction author。 His Roy Grace series got me hooked on police procedurals many years ago。 I love how he takes a group of quirky， interesting characters and uses them to construct plots that twist and turn in directions you never expect。Peter James’s careful research brings the story alive， with details adding interest rather than slowing down the plot， which is breathless as it hurtles along with Peter’s typical short chapters and pacy prose。 Quite simply， I loved it！ 。。。more
Janette
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I have read all of the DI Grace books from the beginning and this is a great addition to the series。 This latest instalment is a very twisty tale of art works， both genuine and forged， and the lengths that some people will go to in order to have precious things in their own possession。 Initially， there were a lot of different strands to keep track of， the couple who love to scour car boot sales， the burglar doing one last job to steal enough to retire on， the art forger and finally， a murder tha I have read all of the DI Grace books from the beginning and this is a great addition to the series。 This latest instalment is a very twisty tale of art works， both genuine and forged， and the lengths that some people will go to in order to have precious things in their own possession。 Initially， there were a lot of different strands to keep track of， the couple who love to scour car boot sales， the burglar doing one last job to steal enough to retire on， the art forger and finally， a murder that was committed 15 years ago but has never been solved。 Slowly， all these strands begin to come together and Roy Grace comes to realise that his cold case is maybe not so cold after all。 This book continues the ongoing story of Roy’s personal life and it begins only two weeks after the death of his son Bruno which ended the last book。 The book can be read as a stand alone but having read at least some of the preceding novels will add to anyone’s enjoyment of this new story。 I loved catching up with Glenn Branson and the rest of Grace’s team and look forward to their next outing。 。。。more
Michelle
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Picture you Dead by Peter James is the 18th book in the series and another great book in the series。 You may be able to read this as a standalone book but there is some parts of the story that is involved bit from the last book。 S reading the others is recommended。Roy Grace has returned to work after the death of his son Bruno。 When he gets involved in an old case involving an assault of an Art dealer。Years on， the Hegarty’s are at a car boot sale when they come across a picture of an old hag， b Picture you Dead by Peter James is the 18th book in the series and another great book in the series。 You may be able to read this as a standalone book but there is some parts of the story that is involved bit from the last book。 S reading the others is recommended。Roy Grace has returned to work after the death of his son Bruno。 When he gets involved in an old case involving an assault of an Art dealer。Years on， the Hegarty’s are at a car boot sale when they come across a picture of an old hag， but the frame of the picture is nice and seems to be worth something， so they buy it for £20。 When they get it home and by accident， they find that there is a painting underneath the ugly one。 They take advice from an old art forger and clean it up。 When in the local town。 The Antiques roadshow comes to town。 So， they bring the picture with them， they really think that the painting is a forgery。 But when they show it to the expert， they said it if it is legit， it may be worth 5 million pound。 But if they had the other paintings in the collection， it would be worth four times that。 A local art dealer sees the episode of the antique show the couple was on and goes to the ends of the earth to get the painting as he has the other paintings in the collection that was supposed to have disappeared in the Nazi occupation。Roy Grace is leading the investigation when a body turns up outside the art forgers house and is linked to the investigation。Thank you， Pan Macmillan for a copy of Picture you dead by Peter James。 This is another riveting read from the author Peter James。 Although it is book 18 the quality of the storyline is still good and lots going on in this story to keep you entertained throughout。 It is an interesting story regarding paintings， art dealers， forgery and even murder and the highs and lows of his personal life。 But it doesn’t stop him from doing his job。 4 stars from me。 。。。more
Martha Brindley
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Book 18 in the best selling Roy Grace series is another winner for the author。 Reading about the characters is like catching up with old friends for a chat。 This book centres around the art world and a couple who find a valuable painting at a car boot sale。 There are some interesting characters and the book is well researched。 An old adversary makes an appearance and the ending left me wanting more。 I am sure fans of the series will enjoy the read。 Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC。
Jody
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Peter James is one of my favourite authors， and this is especially special because it’s a new Roy Grace book， number 18 in the series。 Having said that， you could easily read this as a stand-alone， some of the backstory may seem to be extra and unnecessary if you read it this way but I don’t think it would distract from the story。 This is how I first got into the series and then went back and read from the beginning。Grace is understandably devastated by the sudden loss of his son and throws hims Peter James is one of my favourite authors， and this is especially special because it’s a new Roy Grace book， number 18 in the series。 Having said that， you could easily read this as a stand-alone， some of the backstory may seem to be extra and unnecessary if you read it this way but I don’t think it would distract from the story。 This is how I first got into the series and then went back and read from the beginning。Grace is understandably devastated by the sudden loss of his son and throws himself into work to try to cope with it all。 He and his team are investigating a twenty-year-old murder case of a local art dealer。 Meanwhile， Local builder Harry Kipling and his teacher wife， Freya， find a piece of art from a car boot sale for £20， wanting it for the beautiful frame。 After they find they have accidently placed it in the sun and it begins t melt they realise that there is another painting underneath。 After uncovering it they take it to the Antiques Roadshow to have it valued and find themselves， unknowingly， drawn into the art underworld。Peter James has written another brilliant novel with this latest instalment。 I found the beginning a little slower than normal but got into the story instantly。 The main characters run through the series and its great to catch up with whats happening with them。 There are some new characters who aer also well developed and， as usual， the victims or perpetrators of the crimes are well explained and drawn beautifully。 The plot held my attention well throughout and I thought I knew what had happened and why throughout but there are enough red herrings to keep you wondering if you have the right idea or not。 I love Normal Potting and his comedy quips， which are often also very cringeworthy。 He’s old school and outdated and Grace tries his best to bring him into the new world， but it doesn’t always go down well。 He’s one of my favourite characters and brilliantly portrayed。 Who knew the art underworld could be so dangerous and engrossing？This is a great book for anyone who enjoys a police procedural series， Roy Grace is one of the best。 ITV also have Grace as a series which closely follows the books and worth a watch。 More seem to be coming out each year and I can’t wait for the next instalment。 。。。more
John Reid
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Picture You Dead was a big disappointment。 I have read all of the novels in the series and was looking forward to this one。 The subject of art forgery sounded promising， particularly as I have a background in collectibles and art。 Everyone who visits a car boot sale or antique fair dreams of picking up something of value and there is no doubt that there have been some significant finds over the years。 There was great potential to develop a really engrossing novel but unfortunately， it fell flat。 Picture You Dead was a big disappointment。 I have read all of the novels in the series and was looking forward to this one。 The subject of art forgery sounded promising， particularly as I have a background in collectibles and art。 Everyone who visits a car boot sale or antique fair dreams of picking up something of value and there is no doubt that there have been some significant finds over the years。 There was great potential to develop a really engrossing novel but unfortunately， it fell flat。The story began when the Kiplings purchased a painting at a car boot sale。 Through chance， they realised that the unattractive painting had actually covered another painting on the canvas。 Henry Kipling decided to remove the top painting with nail polish remover （believe it or not！） and reveal the original painting beneath。 The task of removing the painting is something that needs to be entrusted to an expert and it is likely that there could be damage to the painting underneath by the amateur restorer。 Miraculously though， we are expected to believe that Henry Kipling expertly removed the painting without any issues to the painting beneath。That aside， Kiplings then take the painting to the Antiques Roadshow and discover that they may have something very valuable。 The logical thing would then have been to entrust it to one of the major auction houses where it would be safe。 The way they chose to handle what could have been a life changer was a real stretch of the imagination and I lost count of how many near perfect copies the forger made of the painting。The nefarious villains who became embroiled in the story were implausible and their attempts to steal the painting were ridiculous in the extreme。 The novel ended very abruptly with a lame conclusion。 It almost seemed as if the author was rushing to wrap it up within the 100 Chapter limit。Roy Grace is becoming a little tired， a goody two shoes character who boringly always does the right thing and doesn't show any of the human foibles that would make things more interesting。 There was a hint at the end of the novel that Cassian Pewe will have a role in future novels and maybe that might spice things up a bit。 。。。more
Simone
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Thanks to NetGalley and The Publisher for this eARC in exchange for an honest review。The tension and atmosphere in this book was so good I couldn't put it down。 Another fantastic installment in the Roy Grace series。 Thanks to NetGalley and The Publisher for this eARC in exchange for an honest review。The tension and atmosphere in this book was so good I couldn't put it down。 Another fantastic installment in the Roy Grace series。 。。。more
Carolyn
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I really enjoyed this bookFast paced & yes it would make a great BBC drama 😊 they do them so well & that’s coming from an Australian lol
Pan Macmillan Australia
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Sometimes long-running detective series can become tired and predictable but not so with Peter James and his Detective Superintendent Roy Grace。 This is the 18th in this series and it just gets better。 Not only does Peter still manage to come up with an enigmatic storyline but the new twists with the dark background story of Roy’s first wife Sandy and son Bruno are intriguing。This story delves into the world of art theft， forgery， and the lost masters。Excellent！- Leanne
Jean
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The 18th in the series of DS Roy Grace though can be easily read as a stand alone。Lots of characters which got a bit confusing at times but all managed to come together。Harry and Freya bought a picture at a car boot sale for £20 only to find out it could be worth millions， then the storyline deepens with lots of art forgery and you don`t know who`s doing what， though it does keep you in suspense till the end。Thanks to the publishers and Netgalley for the ARC The 18th in the series of DS Roy Grace though can be easily read as a stand alone。Lots of characters which got a bit confusing at times but all managed to come together。Harry and Freya bought a picture at a car boot sale for £20 only to find out it could be worth millions， then the storyline deepens with lots of art forgery and you don`t know who`s doing what， though it does keep you in suspense till the end。Thanks to the publishers and Netgalley for the ARC 。。。more
Jannelies
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Over the years I've read several books in this series and every time I think: some day I'm going to read all of them， in order！ Thanks to NetGalley I've read book 18 now， and I found book 17 for a very low price so I will read that later this year。 Reading a book in this series is a bit like coming home; all characters feel like you really know them， that you could meet them in your own city every day。 On the other hand， there is so much going on in Roy Graces' life that I'm sometimes a bit over Over the years I've read several books in this series and every time I think: some day I'm going to read all of them， in order！ Thanks to NetGalley I've read book 18 now， and I found book 17 for a very low price so I will read that later this year。 Reading a book in this series is a bit like coming home; all characters feel like you really know them， that you could meet them in your own city every day。 On the other hand， there is so much going on in Roy Graces' life that I'm sometimes a bit overwhelmed in trying to keep track。Book 18 is no exception。 I was suprised and sad to read Roy's son Bruno died but happy to see he's still very happy with Cleo and his growing family。 In Picture You Dead we meet a couple of men who will do everything to get their hands on some priceless art， and the great thing about the story was for me Peter James makes it clear that you don't get to be a better person when you have an insane amount of money - let alone a happier person。 The story of finding a priceless item at a car boot sale is not uncommon; I've watched several times the happy and suprised faces of people on television when being told this 'old painting they found in the attic' was in fact very rare and special。 It always pleases me to see when people then decide to keep it， because it belonged to a loved family member。 Although sometimes the flow of the story is interrupted by a lot of background information that is not necessarily needed to understand what's happening - including small stories about people who don't play a role in the book - it was a pleasant read。 I was thinking of giving it three stars but I ended up with giving four stars because there is a great twist at the end that shows how an accomplished storyteller Peter James is。Thanks to NetGalley and Pan MacMillan for this review copy。 。。。more
Chris Nolan
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There's not much new to be said about as enduring and endearing a series as the Roy Grace novels of Peter James。 The writing is excellent， as ever， the principal characters are familiar and Brighton appears as a vivid and dynamic backdrop。 However， I felt that the plot was slightly less engrossing than normal， perhaps because the transition from cold case to current crime feels a little laboured; furthermore， because the crimes centre around the art world， the amount of explanation needed， and r There's not much new to be said about as enduring and endearing a series as the Roy Grace novels of Peter James。 The writing is excellent， as ever， the principal characters are familiar and Brighton appears as a vivid and dynamic backdrop。 However， I felt that the plot was slightly less engrossing than normal， perhaps because the transition from cold case to current crime feels a little laboured; furthermore， because the crimes centre around the art world， the amount of explanation needed， and repeated excessively， slows down the progress somewhat。 Nevertheless an enjoyable and satisfying read。 。。。more
Samantha
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I enjoyed this more than the previous novel， but it still feels like it lacks emotion when dealing with Bruno。I like that this time Grace reopened a cold case from 2015 when an art dealer was murdered outside his home， which then links to a couple who discover an old painting at a car boot sale。 They get it appraised on the antiques roadshow， turns out it could be a missing painting from the 1700s。 A big art collector wants to buy iy， makes an offer that the couple turn down。 After that it gets I enjoyed this more than the previous novel， but it still feels like it lacks emotion when dealing with Bruno。I like that this time Grace reopened a cold case from 2015 when an art dealer was murdered outside his home， which then links to a couple who discover an old painting at a car boot sale。 They get it appraised on the antiques roadshow， turns out it could be a missing painting from the 1700s。 A big art collector wants to buy iy， makes an offer that the couple turn down。 After that it gets nasty as this guy will stop at nothing to get his hands on the painting！I received this book from netgalley in return for a honest review。 。。。more
Helen Frost
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Excellent as ever。 I have thoroughly enjoyed this series so far so was thrilled at the opportunity to read another and was confident I’d love this too。 I was right。 If I’d considered the premise of the story I maybe would have been dubious， who knew the world of art forgery coupled with the Antiques Roadshow could be so exhilarating and fast paced？！ The eye watering price tag of rare and old paintings and the surrounding underworld completely drew me in， as did the idea of an ordinary couple hap Excellent as ever。 I have thoroughly enjoyed this series so far so was thrilled at the opportunity to read another and was confident I’d love this too。 I was right。 If I’d considered the premise of the story I maybe would have been dubious， who knew the world of art forgery coupled with the Antiques Roadshow could be so exhilarating and fast paced？！ The eye watering price tag of rare and old paintings and the surrounding underworld completely drew me in， as did the idea of an ordinary couple happening upon an old masterpiece。 The art equivalent of winning the lottery entirely by chance。The baddies are terrifyingly believable and some of the tense moments were incredibly so， I held my breath whilst balancing on the edge of my seat a few times。 I also love how the main characters develop throughout the series and how we’re fed crumbs of information about them and left wanting more and cliffhangers。 Can’t wait for the next book， absolutely loved this one。 。。。more
Gary
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This is the eighteenth book in the Roy Grace series by author Peter James。 I have followed this series from the start reading them in order and although the books could be read as standalones they do read better read sequential。 There are back stories etc that may not make too much sense to the casual reader。 This was another good read， maybe not quite as strong as others I have read but nevertheless enjoyable。This latest offering from Peter James begins at a car boot sale when an ordinary coupl This is the eighteenth book in the Roy Grace series by author Peter James。 I have followed this series from the start reading them in order and although the books could be read as standalones they do read better read sequential。 There are back stories etc that may not make too much sense to the casual reader。 This was another good read， maybe not quite as strong as others I have read but nevertheless enjoyable。This latest offering from Peter James begins at a car boot sale when an ordinary couple， Harry and Freya Kipling buy an unattractive painting mainly due to the quality frame it had。 Harry’s plan was to remove the painting and use the frame elsewhere， but on further investigation discovers that there is another picture beneath the dull painting。 The hidden painting is a beautiful landscape that could be the lost masterpiece from 1770。 If genuine， it would be worth a fortune and well sought after。Unfortunately for Harry and Freya one interested collector is certain it is genuine and will stop at nothing to get what he wants。Another fascinating case for Detective Superintendent Roy Grace as he tackles the investigation in the unfamiliar world of fine art。Another enjoyable with all the usual Peter James ingredients。 This series shows no signs of tiredness and remains an exciting read。I would like to thank both Netgalley and Pan Macmillan for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Naomi （aplace_inthesun）
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This book seemed to take me forever but it’s not an indication of how much I love this series！ I’m happy I discovered it， even though I’m a bit late to the Roy Grace party。 Book 18 has a personal bent to it that’s quite melancholy as it deals with the passing of Roy’s son Bruno （not a spoiler as that happened in book 17）。 Grace continues on doing what he does well - working， surrounded by his colleagues and a new boss。 Their current case revolves around art and art forgery， so there’s a lot of d This book seemed to take me forever but it’s not an indication of how much I love this series！ I’m happy I discovered it， even though I’m a bit late to the Roy Grace party。 Book 18 has a personal bent to it that’s quite melancholy as it deals with the passing of Roy’s son Bruno （not a spoiler as that happened in book 17）。 Grace continues on doing what he does well - working， surrounded by his colleagues and a new boss。 Their current case revolves around art and art forgery， so there’s a lot of details。 It’s a great interplay between the seemingly privileged world of fine art and the back room dealings， forgery and criminality where men’s egos and drive to possess the originals knows no limits。 The ending was a bit of a bust （more a whimper than a bang） but heavily laced with irony， and as usual there’s a little bit not quite done for book 19。Thanks to MacMillan Australia for sending me a free copy of Picture You Dead ti read and review。 。。。more
David Edwards
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Picture PerfectAnother great yarn in the Roy Grace series。 An interesting meld of a Cold Case and current crime。 The detailed input of facts about classical art really create added atmosphere。 Grace’s confront some seriously bad people and others that are merely ‘colourful characters’。
Mavis
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Peter James is an author I constantly recommend as a procedural crime series。 This is book 18 and each book is as good as the last。 In this one we delve into Fine Art theft， forgery and fraud which Roy Grace knows nothing about， but he learns as do we。 A cold case up for reinvestigation becomes connected to a current case， including murder， resulting in a great story meticulously plotted and hard to put down。 Enjoyable ， entertaining and recommended。Thanks to Pan Macmillan and NetGalley for the Peter James is an author I constantly recommend as a procedural crime series。 This is book 18 and each book is as good as the last。 In this one we delve into Fine Art theft， forgery and fraud which Roy Grace knows nothing about， but he learns as do we。 A cold case up for reinvestigation becomes connected to a current case， including murder， resulting in a great story meticulously plotted and hard to put down。 Enjoyable ， entertaining and recommended。Thanks to Pan Macmillan and NetGalley for the ARC in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Tonia
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I enjoyed the art world setting。
Ann
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Number 18 in the series and as always an engrossing read。 Harry and Freya are happy in their world， he a builder， she a deputy head at a school and together with their son Tom their lives are just fine。 On a weekend they like to go car booting and the purchase of an ugly painting in a nice frame for £20 unwittingly starts the beginning of a nightmare。 A brilliantly paced thriller， I read this over one weekend and genuinely didn’t want to put it down。 As usual a great main plot and the subplot wa Number 18 in the series and as always an engrossing read。 Harry and Freya are happy in their world， he a builder， she a deputy head at a school and together with their son Tom their lives are just fine。 On a weekend they like to go car booting and the purchase of an ugly painting in a nice frame for £20 unwittingly starts the beginning of a nightmare。 A brilliantly paced thriller， I read this over one weekend and genuinely didn’t want to put it down。 As usual a great main plot and the subplot was like catching up with old friends， though sombre as it starts as the last books finished with some tragic issues Another belter of a read in this excellent series 。。。more
Kathleen
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Picture You Dead is the latest in Peter James’s Roy Grace series of crime novels set in Brighton and Hove in beautiful Sussex and it is just as gripping as all of its predecessors。 Roy Grace and Glenn Branson are working as well together as usual， sharing their deep friendship and interest in each other’s personal lives and putting all their efforts and those of their supporting team into solving the cold case murder of an art dealer in 2015。The case takes the Major Crime unit into the world of Picture You Dead is the latest in Peter James’s Roy Grace series of crime novels set in Brighton and Hove in beautiful Sussex and it is just as gripping as all of its predecessors。 Roy Grace and Glenn Branson are working as well together as usual， sharing their deep friendship and interest in each other’s personal lives and putting all their efforts and those of their supporting team into solving the cold case murder of an art dealer in 2015。The case takes the Major Crime unit into the world of fine art， its collectors and its traders。 The villain of the story， who bears a weird resemblance to an extremely sinister looking Clive Owen （Mr James， how could you？）， lives in the kind of opulent splendour that can have been achieved honestly only through inheritance or by ‘rock stars or tech gazillionaires’。 Co-incidentally， things start happening in the present time which appear to relate to the cold case of 2015。The terrible sorrow in Roy Grace’s life is somewhat alleviated by his and Cleo’s joy as they await the birth of their second child。 Glenn Branson’s marriage plans are looking uncertain and Norman Potter’s health issues are worrying。 The personal lives of the detectives are always immensely interesting and illustrate the difficulties police officers face in trying to maintain an acceptable work/life balance。 Away from the main story， Peter James has introduced the scourge of the revolting practice of puppy farming which， I hope， means more will be heard of this in a future book。 Another matter is also raised right at the end of the book， so it looks like we lucky Peter James fans have a treat in store， again！Congratulations to Peter James on another brilliant novel。 。。。more
Littlenanny
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Book 18 by this brilliant author。Harry and Freda enjoy nothing more than a walk around a car boot sale looking for that one priceless piece，always a dream until one day it comes true。A portrait catches Harry's eye not for the actual painting but the frame so he purchases it for a small amount of money。After studying it at home there seems to be another picture underneath。 Could this be the big one worth millions。Word soon gets around the art world and now someone will stop at nothing to get what Book 18 by this brilliant author。Harry and Freda enjoy nothing more than a walk around a car boot sale looking for that one priceless piece，always a dream until one day it comes true。A portrait catches Harry's eye not for the actual painting but the frame so he purchases it for a small amount of money。After studying it at home there seems to be another picture underneath。 Could this be the big one worth millions。Word soon gets around the art world and now someone will stop at nothing to get what they want。Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is plunged into the unfamiliar world of fine art where he soon finds out its a cut throat world of greed，deception and violence。Harry and Freya soon realise that you should be careful what you wish for。 I highly recommended this book the authors attention to detail is second to none。Looking forward to book 19。Thanks to Netgalley and Pan Macmillan for the ARC。 。。。more
Mandy White （mandylovestoread）
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Roy Grace， book 18This long running and much loved series is now up to book 18， hard to believe。 In Picture You Dead， Roy and his team come up against some very slippery and dodge characters indeed。 I can’t help but picture Roy now as John Simms， thanks to the TV series。 Not that that is a bad things in any way。 I think he is perfect in the role of the detective who never gives upAs always with Peter James， there is a lot going on。 There is never time to get bored。 This is the story of a famous Roy Grace， book 18This long running and much loved series is now up to book 18， hard to believe。 In Picture You Dead， Roy and his team come up against some very slippery and dodge characters indeed。 I can’t help but picture Roy now as John Simms， thanks to the TV series。 Not that that is a bad things in any way。 I think he is perfect in the role of the detective who never gives upAs always with Peter James， there is a lot going on。 There is never time to get bored。 This is the story of a famous missing artwork and I appreciated the background history in the painting and it’s journey。 In a nutshell， a couple buy a paining at a car boot sale one weekend。 They hate the painting but the frame is gorgeous and they will re use it with a painting they have at home。 They discover by chance， that underneath the ugly painting is a beautiful artwork and believe it could be valuable。 They take it along to be examined at Antiques Roadshow and end up having to be escorted out by security as it is worth millions… if it is real。 This is the start of a series of events that makes them wish that they had never bought the painting。At the same time， Roy Grace and his team are working on a cold case of a murdered art dealer from 2015。 Could there be a connection between their case and the appearance of this masterpiece？ There is somebody out there that will stop at nothing to get their hands in this piece of art， and I mean nothing。 There is murder， burglars， master forgers， a fire and so so much more。 While this is book 18，I do believe that any of these books can be read as stand alone。 James gives us enough background on all the storylines happening to be able to follow along without having to have read all of the books。Thanks to Macmillan Australia for my advanced copy of this book to read。 Published in Australia on July 26th。 。。。more
Clarisa Butler
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An entertaining read， with a good mixture of police work， art world insights， popular culture， and doses of human relationships （marriage， children， loss， hope。。。）。 There is a detection and a thriller element， but it is more thriller than a classic whodunnit。I was perhaps expecting more of the actual artwork story （revolving around a missing （etc！！） Fragonard Four Seasons quartet of paintings， but although some of the situations were highly unlikely （and some， unnecessary） the overall developmen An entertaining read， with a good mixture of police work， art world insights， popular culture， and doses of human relationships （marriage， children， loss， hope。。。）。 There is a detection and a thriller element， but it is more thriller than a classic whodunnit。I was perhaps expecting more of the actual artwork story （revolving around a missing （etc！！） Fragonard Four Seasons quartet of paintings， but although some of the situations were highly unlikely （and some， unnecessary） the overall development of the storyline was quite satisfying。 As per usual with many of this type of novel， the ending felt a bit rushed and a bit of a letdown to me。 A book to read on holiday or on a wet weekend which will definitely not change your life but will provide a fun break and some insights into the art world， from the Antiques Road Show to Mayfair galleries。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Picture You Dead
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Picture You Dead&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Picture You Dead&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0