Longlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2010.
Peter James is shortlisted for the CWA Dagger in the Library 2009 - the prize awarded for an author's body of work.
At Lovereading we have been following, and have loved all of the DI Roy Grace books from Peter James and the 5th in the series Dead Tomorrow does not disappoint.
Bodies dredged from the English channel missing vital organs and a mother willing to do anything to save her daughter, who needs a liver transplant, starts a race against time to uncover and stop some horrific crimes happening.
Cleverly plotted, meticulously researched with a host of excellent characters this author is a deserving candidate for a CWA Dagger.
Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is caught up in the murky world of human trafficking in Dead Tomorrow, by award-winning crime writer Peter James.
'One of the best crime writers in the business' - Karin Slaughter, author of Pretty Girls
The body of a missing boy is dredged from the seabed off the Sussex coast, missing vital organs. Soon after, two more bodies are found . . .
A teenager in Brighton will die if she does not receive an urgent transplant. When the health system threatens to let her down her mother takes drastic action and goes to an online broker in black-market organs. The broker can provide what she wants, but it will come at a price.
As Roy Grace investigates the recovered bodies, he unearths a gang of child traffickers operating from Eastern Europe. Soon Grace and his team will find themselves in a race against time to save the life of a young street kid, while a desperate mother will stop at nothing to save her daughter's life . . .
Although the Roy Grace novels can be read in any order, Dead Tomorrow is the fifth thrilling title in the bestselling series. Enjoy more of the Brighton detective's investigations with Dead Like You and Dead Man's Grip.
Now a major ITV series, Grace, adapted for television by screenwriter Russell Lewis (Endeavour) and starring John Simm (Life on Mars).
