Roy Grace book 4 · 2008
Dead Man’s Footsteps
Bones found in a Brighton storm drain lead Roy Grace to a man who used the attacks of September 11 to disappear.
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Book facts
- Author
- Peter James
- Series
- Roy Grace, book 4 of 23
- Published
- 2008
- Setting
- Set in Brighton
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Dead Man’s Footsteps on screen
- Grace (2021–, series, ITV). John Simm plays Detective Superintendent Roy Grace of Brighton, a dedicated detective still searching for answers about his missing wife.
Who is in Dead Man’s Footsteps
6 recurring or key characters from Peter James’s chart.
Lead 1
- Roy GraceDetective Superintendent in Sussex CID
Major 2
- Glenn BransonDetective and Grace’s closest friend
- Cleo MoreyMortuary manager and Grace’s partner, later his wife
Minor and cameo 3
- Sandy GraceRoy’s wife, who vanished years before the series
- Norman PottingDetective Sergeant
- Bella MoyDetective Sergeant
Also featuring these characters
Other Peter James books that share the most characters with Dead Man’s Footsteps.
- Looking Good Dead2006 · Roy Grace · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Dead Like You2010 · Roy Grace · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Dead Simple2005 · Roy Grace · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Dead Man’s Grip2011 · Roy Grace · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon