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Character · Roy Grace and Sussex CID · 23 books

Cleo Morey

Mortuary manager and Grace’s partner, later his wife · Peter James

Cleo Morey is a mortuary manager and Grace’s partner, later his wife.

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Character facts

First appearance
Dead Simple (2005)
Latest appearance
Dead Three Two One (2026)
Books
23 (22 major, 1 minor)
Series
Roy Grace
Author
Peter James
Circle
Roy Grace and Sussex CID

Where to meet Cleo Morey

Cleo Morey first appears in Dead Simple (2005), in a major role, book 1 of the Roy Grace series.

Buy Dead Simple

Every book with Cleo Morey

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 2005MDead Simplemajor role · Roy GraceMeets RoyBuy
  2. 2006MLooking Good Deadmajor role · Roy GraceBuy
  3. 2007MNot Dead Enoughmajor role · Roy GraceBuy
  4. 2008MDead Man’s Footstepsmajor role · Roy GraceBuy
  5. 2009MDead Tomorrowmajor role · Roy GraceBuy
  6. 2010MDead Like Youmajor role · Roy GraceBuy
  7. 2011MDead Man’s Gripmajor role · Roy GraceBuy
  8. 2012MNot Dead Yetmajor role · Roy GraceBuy
  9. 2013MDead Man’s Timemajor role · Roy GraceBuy
  10. 2014MWant You Deadmajor role · Roy GraceBuy
  11. 2015MYou Are Deadmajor role · Roy GraceBuy
  12. 2016MLove You Deadmajor role · Roy GraceBuy
  13. 2017MNeed You Deadmajor role · Roy GraceBuy
  14. 2018MDead If You Don’tmajor role · Roy GraceBuy
  15. 2019MDead at First Sightmajor role · Roy GraceBuy
  16. 2020MFind Them Deadmajor role · Roy GraceBuy
  17. 2021MLeft You Deadmajor role · Roy GraceBuy
  18. 2022MPicture You Deadmajor role · Roy GraceBuy
  19. 2023MStop Them Deadmajor role · Roy GraceBuy
  20. 2024·They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy’s Storyminor role · Roy GraceBuy
  21. 2024MOne of Us Is Deadmajor role · Roy GraceBuy
  22. 2025MThe Hawk Is Deadmajor role · Roy GraceBuy
  23. 2026MDead Three Two Onemajor role · Roy GraceBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Glenn BransonDetective and Grace’s closest friend23
Roy GraceDetective Superintendent in Sussex CID23
Sandy GraceRoy’s wife, who vanished years before the series23
Norman PottingDetective Sergeant22
Bella MoyDetective Sergeant14