Who Is Norman Potting? Every Peter James Book They Appear In | The Recurring Cast

Character facts

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

Where to meet Norman Potting

Norman Potting first appears in Dead Simple (2005), in a minor role, book 1 of the Roy Grace series.

Buy Dead Simple

Every book with Norman Potting

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

2005·Dead Simpleminor role · Roy GraceBuy
2006·Looking Good Deadminor role · Roy GraceBuy
2007·Not Dead Enoughminor role · Roy GraceBuy
2008·Dead Man’s Footstepsminor role · Roy GraceBuy
2009·Dead Tomorrowminor role · Roy GraceBuy
2010·Dead Like Youminor role · Roy GraceBuy
2011·Dead Man’s Gripminor role · Roy GraceBuy
2012·Not Dead Yetminor role · Roy GraceBuy
2013·Dead Man’s Timeminor role · Roy GraceBuy
2014·Want You Deadminor role · Roy GraceBuy
2015·You Are Deadminor role · Roy GraceBuy
2016·Love You Deadminor role · Roy GraceBuy
2017·Need You Deadminor role · Roy GraceBuy
2018·Dead If You Don’tminor role · Roy GraceBuy
2019·Dead at First Sightminor role · Roy GraceBuy
2020·Find Them Deadminor role · Roy GraceBuy
2021·Left You Deadminor role · Roy GraceBuy
2022·Picture You Deadminor role · Roy GraceBuy
2023·Stop Them Deadminor role · Roy GraceBuy
2024·One of Us Is Deadminor role · Roy GraceBuy
2025·The Hawk Is Deadminor role · Roy GraceBuy
2026·Dead Three Two Oneminor role · Roy GraceBuy

Appears most often with

Character	Books together
Cleo MoreyMortuary manager and Grace’s partner, later his wife	22
Glenn BransonDetective and Grace’s closest friend	22
Roy GraceDetective Superintendent in Sussex CID	22
Sandy GraceRoy’s wife, who vanished years before the series	22
Bella MoyDetective Sergeant	14