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Picture You Dead

Picture You Dead

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  • Author：Peter James
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Summary

Discover the darkness that lurks around every corner in the latest instalment of Peter James’s award-winning detective series， which is now a major BritBox series starring John Simm as Roy Grace。

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 a drab portrait for twenty 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 it is genuine。 Someone who uses any method he can to get what he wants。

Detective Superintendent Roy Grace finds himself plunged into the 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。 And Harry and Freya are about to discover that their dream is turning into their worst nightmare 。 。 。

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Reviews

Derek ，

Too much going on for my liking。 Too many characters。 Too many narratives。 Just convoluted。 Liked the idea better than execution

Miki Jacobs ，

Although this is number 18 in the series， it doesn't feel like that。A couple who like to buy bits at car boot sales， buy a painting for the frame it's in。 They then discover that the painting under the ugly one that they have brought is possibly a missing masterpiece from the 18th century。 A trip to the antiques roadshow ups the possibility but also brings them to the attention of a ruthless local collector who has the other three in this series and who will stop at nothing to get his hands on t Although this is number 18 in the series， it doesn't feel like that。A couple who like to buy bits at car boot sales， buy a painting for the frame it's in。 They then discover that the painting under the ugly one that they have brought is possibly a missing masterpiece from the 18th century。 A trip to the antiques roadshow ups the possibility but also brings them to the attention of a ruthless local collector who has the other three in this series and who will stop at nothing to get his hands on this painting。Leaving a trail of murder， Roy and his team are on his tail。 。。。more

Virginie ，

3，5*

Cindy ，

Exciting （author’s usual） plot and an enjoyable and clear narration。 Authors usual includes some profanity and sexual situations intimately described。 If that offends （your morality your choice） use fast forward。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️🔅 3-1/2。

Dawn Marsanne ，

Excellent read as always。 Learnt a lot about the art world too！

Annie Yotova ，

What's with the fine art and forgery mysteries these days？ It feels like a lot of the long running series I read seriously has a book in that sub-genre around the same time。 When I saw that the latest from James is set in the world of forgery， I was a bit apprehensive - while I do not mind the setting， this series tends to deal with murder and serious crime and a forgery of an old painting does not really fit。 I should not have worried - not about that anyway。 Harry and Freya think that they won What's with the fine art and forgery mysteries these days？ It feels like a lot of the long running series I read seriously has a book in that sub-genre around the same time。 When I saw that the latest from James is set in the world of forgery， I was a bit apprehensive - while I do not mind the setting， this series tends to deal with murder and serious crime and a forgery of an old painting does not really fit。 I should not have worried - not about that anyway。 Harry and Freya think that they won the jackpot when a random purchase ends up being a long lost piece of an art - so long lost in fact that noone had been sure that the painting made it out from the fires of the French Revolution。 Their happily ever after never materializes though - as it turns out there are multiple deaths attached to this painting - and a ruthless and very wealthy man who really wants it。 And the chase is off。 Roy Grace comes into the story when one of those deaths triggers an investigation。 And here is why I said anyway above - the novel spends a lot more time with the people outside of Roy's team - and a lot less with the team。 And that changes the dynamic of the book - part of the enjoyment of this series for me is the police procedural aspect of it and here this part was muted and underplayed。The novel works as a crime novel but is weak on what makes the series what it is。 We are still dealing with Bruno's death （the preparation for the funeral and the funeral itself happen in this novel） and that is part of the complete series that never worked well for me - it looks like an attempt to give depth to Roy and it just seems to drag。 And just when you think we are done with it， something else happens to get it back into the story。 I am giving the author some time with that story-line though - there had been similar cases earlier that get wrapped up in a later novel and make sense （and then the reason for them becomes clear） so we may still get some kind of a connection here。 We shall see with the next novel。 A decent， if not particularly sparkling， novel in the series and a very bad way to get introduced to the series if you never read the previous ones - a lot of the characters are little more than outlines and the background and fill-in comes from the past。 Now to wait for the next book in the series。。。 。。。more

mrs patricia harper ，

SuperbAnother great Roy Grace thriller， so good couldn't stop reading so sorry it's finished with a mystery to be solved in his next book。 SuperbAnother great Roy Grace thriller， so good couldn't stop reading so sorry it's finished with a mystery to be solved in his next book。 。。。more

Gerard Murphy ，

Excellent - well up ti the high standard of the Grace series。You also learn a lot about the world of art and forgeries。Well constructed plot that holds your attention throughout。A Great Read。

David ，

Another great read from the master of detective thrillers。

Chad James ，

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John Watts ，

Now at number 18 in the series and is Peter James beginning to 'run out of steam'。 This outing centres on the Art World and the bogus/fake angle。 He had obviously done his research but the reader is left wondering if there is too much on Art and not enough on the detective work。 Glenn Branson almost absent from this book although there is plenty about Cleo and the new arrival expected soon。 So。。。the balance of this story seemed a bit mis-judged and unusually for a Peter James book I remained und Now at number 18 in the series and is Peter James beginning to 'run out of steam'。 This outing centres on the Art World and the bogus/fake angle。 He had obviously done his research but the reader is left wondering if there is too much on Art and not enough on the detective work。 Glenn Branson almost absent from this book although there is plenty about Cleo and the new arrival expected soon。 So。。。the balance of this story seemed a bit mis-judged and unusually for a Peter James book I remained underwhelmed。 Excellent series， but this was not up to the usual standard。 。。。more

William Belfield ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Nearly gave up a few times， it was so boring for the first 40%。 Thought there might be an interesting thread with Cassian Pewe being on day release from prison to attend Bruno's funeral， but no。Keeping track as to where the original painting was ， with all the fake copies was annoying too。 Grace doesn't feature much either。 Or BransonGone downhill since Mr Tooth's demise。A fair bit of violence to keep it interesting in the last third。 Nearly gave up a few times， it was so boring for the first 40%。 Thought there might be an interesting thread with Cassian Pewe being on day release from prison to attend Bruno's funeral， but no。Keeping track as to where the original painting was ， with all the fake copies was annoying too。 Grace doesn't feature much either。 Or BransonGone downhill since Mr Tooth's demise。A fair bit of violence to keep it interesting in the last third。 。。。more

Michelle Douglas ，

Be careful what you wish for！A couple who love visiting car boot sales get more than they bargained/paid for。The man bought a horrible painting for the gorgeous frame， but being a typical man left it sitting in their conservatory for weeks。 Good weather caused the painting to burn and a beautiful painting was discovered underneath。 They took it to Antiques Roadshow and the news they got was lifechanging， in more ways than one。Grace is reviewing a cold case and there are ties to the death of a bu Be careful what you wish for！A couple who love visiting car boot sales get more than they bargained/paid for。The man bought a horrible painting for the gorgeous frame， but being a typical man left it sitting in their conservatory for weeks。 Good weather caused the painting to burn and a beautiful painting was discovered underneath。 They took it to Antiques Roadshow and the news they got was lifechanging， in more ways than one。Grace is reviewing a cold case and there are ties to the death of a burglar who was bailed from prison by an art collector。I am distraught that at the moment， this is the last of this fine series。 。。。more

Tredaran ，

An enjoyable and compelling murder mystery that centres around a missing art masterpiece bought by an unsuspecting couple at a car boot sale。 The discovery leads them into dangerous territory and to individuals who will stop at nothing to profit from the discovery。 The twists and turns along the way and the highly relatable storyline which combines the best and worst behaviours of the Antiques Roadshow crowd make it a very enjoyable read。With thanks to the author， publisher and NetGalley for the An enjoyable and compelling murder mystery that centres around a missing art masterpiece bought by an unsuspecting couple at a car boot sale。 The discovery leads them into dangerous territory and to individuals who will stop at nothing to profit from the discovery。 The twists and turns along the way and the highly relatable storyline which combines the best and worst behaviours of the Antiques Roadshow crowd make it a very enjoyable read。With thanks to the author， publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this detective novel。 。。。more

Wena ，

Loved it！

Robert Burgon ，

An enjoyable crime novel set in the Brighton and Hove area， featuring Roy Grace in pursuit of art thieves。

Kevin McMahon ，

I swithered on what to score this one and settled on a 3 but should probably be a 3。5。 I've always enjoyed the plots for the series but more and more the characters get on my nerves particularly Grace who is too perfect by far for my liking along with his perfect wife who weighs in here with her great insights to help progress the case。 Anytime they are together I find myself wanting to be sick or swearing at the pages。Glenn Branson comes across as if he has been promoted three ranks above where I swithered on what to score this one and settled on a 3 but should probably be a 3。5。 I've always enjoyed the plots for the series but more and more the characters get on my nerves particularly Grace who is too perfect by far for my liking along with his perfect wife who weighs in here with her great insights to help progress the case。 Anytime they are together I find myself wanting to be sick or swearing at the pages。Glenn Branson comes across as if he has been promoted three ranks above where he should be for what is supposed to be a D。I and Norman is a dinosaur who should have been put out to pasture in 1972。The baddies in this one are caricatures as well - the two heavies （dead from the neck up）， the evil henchman （with the South American drawl）， and the rich beyond belief main protagonist whose greed knows no limits。Roy， as the Detective Superintendent is out there again interviewing witnesses， going in to the locus， attending the post mortem etc when in reality you wouldn't get a Superintendent out of his/her office unless it was home time or the building was on fire！I probably should stop reading this series but as I said at the start I do enjoy the plots the author comes up with。 。。。more

Jillian Kelly ，

Peter James is always a hit for me， this one was a bit slower than others but still very good and captivating。 I love the Roy Grace series so much。

Amy Rhodes ，

I think James has kept this series fresh and would argue it's getting better with each book。 I think James has kept this series fresh and would argue it's getting better with each book。 。。。more

Glemm Sherratt ，

Helped pass a difficult and boring time。 It helped when I was ill。 It was meaty enough to keep me interested and written with care and skill。

Freda Grundy ，

GraceAnother great Roy Grace investigation 。 Great story and interesting keeping the reader gripped from the start。 Can't wait for the next。 GraceAnother great Roy Grace investigation 。 Great story and interesting keeping the reader gripped from the start。 Can't wait for the next。 。。。more

Jasmine ，

I'm not sure why I'm still bothering with this series， but after 18 books I can't quite give up yet。 I felt that almost nothing seemed to happen in this book， definitely not the page turner I was expecting。 I'm not sure why I'm still bothering with this series， but after 18 books I can't quite give up yet。 I felt that almost nothing seemed to happen in this book， definitely not the page turner I was expecting。 。。。more

Fay ，

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Amk256 King ，

Enjoyed this latest offering in the Roy Grace series。 WellWritten and easy to read， but not easy to put down！

RICHARD A ，

A good read。A good read about a world that I know little about apart from membership of the Tate London and the V&A and frequent visits to both。 It does make you wonder how anybody trusts anybody else in the art community。

Susan Aldridge ，

Another great Roy Grace story from Peter James。 I love the way he uses a valuable painting （one of a series called The Four Seasons by the 18th century French painter Fragonard） as a plot device。 Harry and Freya Kipling discover the painting concealed under another picture which they bought for the frame at a car boot sale。 Advised by a local and very accomplished forger that they might have come into possession of something special， they attend the Antiques Roadshow and learn they might have a Another great Roy Grace story from Peter James。 I love the way he uses a valuable painting （one of a series called The Four Seasons by the 18th century French painter Fragonard） as a plot device。 Harry and Freya Kipling discover the painting concealed under another picture which they bought for the frame at a car boot sale。 Advised by a local and very accomplished forger that they might have come into possession of something special， they attend the Antiques Roadshow and learn they might have a Fragonard。 This comes to the attention of a ruthless， and very rich， collector， who is desperate to have the painting for his collection， as he owns the rest of the series。 Meanwhile， Roy Grace is looking into a cold case involving the murder of an art dealer who seemed to have had that very same Fragonard in his possession。 So that starts an action-packed story with the evil art dealer and his henchmen， the forger， a local burger and the Kiplings。 And meanwhile there's Roy's own story， dealing with the funeral of his son Bruno （who died in the last book） and the usual police procedural scenes with colleagues like Norman Potting， Velvet Wilde。 Love the Brighton， Hove and Lewes settings。 And， finally， this is the first time I've ever read about an attempted murder of a person with type 1 diabetes by insulin， monitored by a Freestyle Libre monitor - I won't say more， but it was of special interest to me because I work in this area and have written a lot about aforesaid monitor！ 。。。more

Andy Walker ，

Another absolute corker of a crime fiction novel from Peter James。 Picture You Dead is centred on the art world， the dodgier end of it， and as well as oils， brushes and easels， we also have torture， murder and burglary to deal with as DS Roy Grace tries to unravel a complicated case。 As ever with Peter James， the action is fast-paced and written with well-researched care。 He really is up there as one of the world’s best crime writers and I can’t wait to read his next book。

Mark Farley ，

I can't believe we have reached Book 18 of this fantastic series。 I've not read 18 books of anything else （plus all his other non-Grace ghost and crime stuff）， or even close to that number。 That's probably because his books are consistently both easy and well-written。 And PICTURE YOU DEAD is no exception。 Yeah， the fact they are set in the town that I live helps， but still。。。This time Roy Grace has a murder fully immersed in the world of antiques and art forgery。 As a massive fan of the （sadly-e I can't believe we have reached Book 18 of this fantastic series。 I've not read 18 books of anything else （plus all his other non-Grace ghost and crime stuff）， or even close to that number。 That's probably because his books are consistently both easy and well-written。 And PICTURE YOU DEAD is no exception。 Yeah， the fact they are set in the town that I live helps， but still。。。This time Roy Grace has a murder fully immersed in the world of antiques and art forgery。 As a massive fan of the （sadly-ended） TV show in America， White Collar， this was right up my street。 I personally couldn't care very much about art galleries。 Unless they are free。 Then I will probably whizz round very quickly， nodding sagely along。 The reason why I didn't go to the Louvre in Paris recently is because it costs a fortune and I would probably be there 20 minutes， if you're lucky。 Besides， I went years ago and looked for the Mona Lisa and was like， 'Right， next'， much to the ex-wife's chagrin。 Not that you could hardly get into the room to see it。 Anyway， I very much enjoyed this。 It's a really thrilling page turner， that you could probably get away with as a stand alone read too。 The Roy Grace series is just brilliant。 Heavily researched and intriguing in its attention to detail when it comes to day to day procedure， I was surprised at how fascinating and surprising I found it all。 The author achieves this by utilizing hard-bolied noir and bonk-buster techniques in his writing to keep you hooked。 The characters he has created are well crafted and sympathetic， which makes you really want to get to know them。 To the point where you just cant put the book down。 The book's read like film scripts sometimes， something the author knows a lot about， which makes it such easy and entertaining reading， full of plot twists turns and cliff hangers。 Try the series but start at the beginning， just because not only are they great stand alone stories， but the magic is in the back story， the adventure and the intrigue。Highly recommended。 。。。more

Ray Smillie ，

Another satisfying Roy Grace tale whom I now envisage as John Simm， thanks to the excellent tv series based on the books。 Previously my mental image was a hybrid of Peter James and Ken Stott。 Old school art， forgeries， house breaking and death all combine well in a story which draws you in straight away。

Albert Skretka ，

Really enjoy this author。 This is the third one by this author I've read。 I am reading them out of sequence unfortunately but enjoying them。This one involves a couple buying a painting at at garage sale just for the frame as painting was hideous but there's another painting underneath which could be very valuable。 Antiques Roadshow， Rich unscrupulous art collectors and dealers and forgeries。 Very enjoyable read。 Really enjoy this author。 This is the third one by this author I've read。 I am reading them out of sequence unfortunately but enjoying them。This one involves a couple buying a painting at at garage sale just for the frame as painting was hideous but there's another painting underneath which could be very valuable。 Antiques Roadshow， Rich unscrupulous art collectors and dealers and forgeries。 Very enjoyable read。 。。。more

tpg0 ，

As an AI language model， I do not have personal opinions or emotions about books。 However， Picture You Dead is a mystery novel written by British author Jane Casey。 The story follows Detective Sergeant Maeve Kerrigan as she investigates a string of gruesome murders in London's art world。 The novel has received positive reviews for its intricate plot， well-drawn characters， and sharp writing style。 If you're a fan of crime fiction and police procedurals， you may enjoy reading Picture You Dead。

tpg1 ，

As an AI language model， I do not have personal preferences， but I can provide a brief description of the book。 'Picture You Dead' is a mystery novel by Cleo Coyle。 The story revolves around Clare Cosi， a coffeehouse manager in New York City， who stumbles upon the dead body of her friend and former lover， Matteo Allegro， during a high-profile photography exhibit。 Clare embarks on a quest to find the killer， which leads her to uncover shocking secrets about the victim and the other people involved。 With the help of her estranged husband， a private investigator， and her baristas， Clare must navigate through a web of deceit and danger to solve the murder case。

tpg2 ，

As an AI language model， I do not have personal preferences or opinions。 However， "Picture You Dead" is a psychological thriller novel written by Heather Graham。 It follows the story of a woman who starts to see visions of a violent murder， which leads her to investigate the crime and uncover dark secrets。 The book has received mixed reviews， with some readers praising the suspense and plot twists， while others found the characters and writing style underdeveloped。 As an AI， I cannot recommend or discourage reading the book， but you can check out other reviews and decide for yourself if it's worth reading。

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