Dead Suspenseful (Pardon my English!) (Looking Good Dead - Peter James)

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Product:	Looking Good Dead - Peter James
Date:	26/06/08 (48 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great story

Disadvantages: A bit distasteful in nature at times

Please note - this was originally published by me on ciao.

AUTHOR
Peter James' 'LOOKING GOOD DEAD' is a follow up to 'DEAD SIMPLE', and I did not have the benefit of reading the latterly mentioned book before this so I may be coming from a slightly altered stand point to others that may read the book.
The book is part of a series, the Roy Grace series.

MAIN PROTAGONISTS
-Roy Grace - Dectective Superintendent in charge of the murder of a beautiful female law student.
-Tom Bryce - Individual unfortunate enough to be the sole witness of a brutal and sickening murder that would change the course of his own life, forever.

PLOT
Tom Bryce, a commuter from Brighton, picks up a CD on a train left behind by an annoying individual. The CD contains a brutal murder on it and from this moment, his life begins to spiral out of his control.
Roy Grace, a policeman still leaving under a cloud left by the disappearance of his wife several years back, is investigating the murder of a young woman in the Brighton region whilst trying to move on with his life and find new love.
Bryce's life and the life of his family becomes endangered and a sick company showing deaths on the internet are the ones putting them at risk. Grace and his team try to work out the link between the murder and Bryce.

REVIEW
As previously stated, I had not read the prequel to this book, or in fact, any book by Peter James before so i had very limited knowledge of his work.
In essence this could be described as a crime thrillier.
From very early on you start to get the impression that James is excellent and building characters and getting the reader to develop an affinity for the main protagonists. Opinion forming on the characters, good or bad, is an important sign of a good book. Afterall, if you are indifferent to a character, then it is probably poorly written up or just badly developed.
There is a suspense level that is kept going throughout. We get to learn of a murder very early in the piece which is not uncommon but that level of early suspense is managed to the point where it is maintained throughout.
The ability to write a book that many levels in society could enjoy is also a great skill to have. At times, this intelligent thriller, spells things out for the reader.
If you like crime books, then this is an essential read . This should be the case as I personally am not particularly a huge fan of crime books but was genuinely gripped by this one and forced myself to read it all within the day, which is not advisable for health reasons unless regular breaks are taken! But the point is, if a non-fan can be gripped, a crime-read lover is surely guaranteed to enjoy the read.
Highly recommended - I shall look out for future Peter James work.

COST
£4.19 on Paperback on Amazon.com
£9.09 on Hardcover on Amazon.com
Excellent value. I do not recall exactly what I paid because I purchased from ASDA around xmas 2006.

Summary: Super read, difficult to out down.