Peter James Books in Order

Peter James is a UK No. 1 bestselling author known for crafting gripping crime and thriller novels, particularly through the beloved character of Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. With 13 Sunday Times No. 1s to his name, he has achieved a remarkable 19 million copies sold worldwide, translated into 37 languages. Renowned for his plot-twisting page-turners, James has cultivated a devoted fan base throughout his illustrious career, which spans writing for TV and producing films. His numerous accolades include over 40 awards, such as the WHSmith Best Crime Author of All Time Award, Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger, and a BAFTA nomination for his work as Executive Producer on The Merchant of Venice. Many of his novels have been adapted for film, TV, and stage productions.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Peter James

  • #1
    The History Book (By: R.G. Grant)(2010)
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  • #2
    The Psychology Book (By: Marcus Weeks,Catherine Collin,Joannah Ginsburg,Nigel C. Benson,Voula Grand,Merrin Lazyan)(2011)
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  • #3
    The Astronomy Book (By: DK Publishing)(2012)
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  • #4
    The Economics Book (By: Niall Kishtainy)(2012)
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  • #5
    The Religions Book (By: Neil Philip,Michael D. Coogan,Paul Freedman,Shulamit Ambalu,Eve Levavi Feinstein,Andrew Stob)(2013)
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  • #6
    The Science Book (By: Dan Green,David John,Rob Scott Colson,Camilla Hallinan)(2014)
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  • #7
    The Business Book (By: Sam Atkinson)(2014)
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  • #8
    The Shakespeare Book (By: Stanley Wells)(2015)
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  • #9
    The Politics Book (By: Kate Johnsen,Sam Atkinson)(2015)
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  • #10
    The Philosophy Book (By: Will Buckingham)(2015)
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  • #11
    The Sociology Book (By: Marcus Weeks,Megan Todd,Mitchell Hobbs,Sam Atkinson,Sarah Tomley,Christopher Thorpe,Chris Yuill)(2015)
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  • #12
    The Literature Book (By: Sam Atkinson)(2016)
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  • #13
    The Art Book (By: Caroline Bugler)(2017)
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  • #14
    The Crime Book(2017)
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  • #15
    The Bible Book (By: DK Publishing)(2018)
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  • #16
    The Mythology Book (By: Shulamit Ambalu)(2018)
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  • #17
    The Classical Music Book (By: Katie Derham)(2018)
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  • #18
    The Ecology Book (By: DK Publishing)(2019)
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  • #19
    The Maths Book (By: DK Publishing)(2019)
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  • #20
    The Sherlock Holmes Book (By: David Stuart Davies,Barry Forshaw)(2019)
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  • #21
    The Marvel Book (By: DK Publishing)(2019)
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  • #22
    The Crime Book (By: Shanna Hogan)(2019)
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  • #23
    The Movie Book (By: Danny Leigh)(2020)
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  • #24
    The Physics Book (By: Jim Al-Khalili,Ben Still)(2020)
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  • #25
    The Islam Book (By: DK Publishing)(2020)
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  • #26
    The Law Book (By: DK Publishing)(2020)
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  • #27
    The Star Wars Book (By: Pablo Hidalgo,Cole Horton,Dan Zehr)(2020)
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  • #28
    The Medicine Book (By: DK Publishing)(2021)
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  • #29
    The Biology Book (By: DK Publishing)(2021)
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  • #30
    The DC Book (By: Grant Morrison,Stephen Wiacek)(2021)
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  • #31
    The World War II Book (By: DK Publishing)(2022)
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  • #32
    The Chemistry Book (By: DK Publishing)(2022)
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  • #33
    The LGBTQ+ History Book (By: DK Publishing)(2023)
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  • #34
    El libro de la historia LGBTQ+ (By: DK Publishing)(2023)
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  • #35
    The Poetry Book (By: DK Publishing)(2023)
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  • #36
    The World War I Book (By: DK Publishing)(2024)
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  • #37
    The Design Book (By: DK Publishing)(2024)
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  • #1
    The House on Cold Hill(2015)
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  • #2
    The Secret of Cold Hill(2019)
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  • #1
    Death Comes Knocking (With: Graham Bartlett)(2016)
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  • #2
    Babes In The Wood (With: Graham Bartlett)(2020)
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  • #1
    Dead Simple(2005)
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  • #2
    Looking Good Dead(2006)
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  • #3
    Not Dead Enough(2007)
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  • #4
    Dead Man's Footsteps(2008)
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  • #5
    Dead Tomorrow(2009)
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  • #6
    Dead Like You(2010)
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  • #7
    Dead Man's Grip(2011)
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  • #8
    Not Dead Yet(2012)
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  • #9
    Dead Man's Time(2013)
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  • #10
    Want You Dead(2014)
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  • #11
    You Are Dead(2015)
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  • #12
    Love You Dead(2016)
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  • #13
    Need You Dead(2017)
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  • #14
    Dead If You Don't(2018)
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  • #15
    Dead at First Sight(2019)
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  • #16
    Find Them Dead(2020)
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  • #17
    Left You Dead(2021)
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  • #18
    Picture You Dead(2022)
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  • #19
    Stop Them Dead(2023)
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  • #20
    They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story(2024)
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  • #21
    One of Us Is Dead(2024)
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  • #22
    The Hawk is Dead(2025)
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  • #23
    Footloose (With: Val McDermid)(2019)
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  • #24
    Wish You Were Dead(2021)
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  • #1
    Billionaire(1983)
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  • #2
    Biggles The Storybook(1986)
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  • #3
    Possession(1988)
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  • #4
    Dreamer(1989)
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  • #5
    Sweet Heart(1990)
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  • #6
    Twilight(1991)
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  • #7
    Prophecy(1992)
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  • #8
    Host(1993)
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  • #9
    Alchemist(1996)
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  • #10
    Getting Wired!(1996)
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  • #11
    The Truth(1997)
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  • #12
    Denial(1998)
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  • #13
    Faith(2000)
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  • #14
    Perfect People(2011)
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  • #15
    Absolute Proof(2017)
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  • #16
    I Follow You(2020)
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  • #17
    Short Shockers: Collection One(2013)
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  • #18
    Short Shockers: Collection Two(2013)
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  • #19
    A Twist of the Knife(2014)
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  • #20
    The Perfect Murder(2010)
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  • #21
    Christmas is for the Kids(2011)
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  • #22
    In the Nick of Time (With: Ian Rankin)(2014)
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  • #23
    Footloose (With: Val McDermid)(2019)
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  • #1
    Honor & ... (By: C.J. Box,Sandra Brown)(2017)
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  • #2
    Deserves to Be Dead (By: John Sandford,Lisa Jackson)(2017)
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  • #3
    Getaway (By: Lisa Scottoline,Nelson DeMille)(2017)
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  • #4
    Midnight Flame (By: Christopher Rice,Lara Adrian)(2018)
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  • #5
    Short Story (By: Karin Slaughter,Michael Koryta)(2019)
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  • #6
    Past Prologue (By: Diana Gabaldon,Steve Berry)(2019)
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  • #7
    Faking a Murderer (By: Lee Child,Kathy Reichs)(2019)
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  • #8
    Dig Here (By: Charlaine Harris,Andrew Gross)(2019)
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  • #9
    Taking the Veil (By: J.A. Jance,Eric Van Lustbader)(2019)
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  • #10
    Rambo on Their Minds (By: Gayle Lynds,David Morrell)(2019)
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  • #11
    Footloose (With: Val McDermid)(2019)
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About Peter James

Peter James is a UK No. 1 bestselling author known for crafting gripping crime and thriller novels, particularly through the beloved character of Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. With 13 Sunday Times No. 1s to his name, he has achieved a remarkable 19 million copies sold worldwide, translated into 37 languages. Renowned for his plot-twisting page-turners, James has cultivated a devoted fan base throughout his illustrious career, which spans writing for TV and producing films. His numerous accolades include over 40 awards, such as the WHSmith Best Crime Author of All Time Award, Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger, and a BAFTA nomination for his work as Executive Producer on The Merchant of Venice. Many of his novels have been adapted for film, TV, and stage productions.

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