Character · Roy Grace and Sussex CID · 23 books
Roy Grace
Roy Grace is a detective superintendent in Sussex CID.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- Dead Simple (2005)
- Latest appearance
- Dead Three Two One (2026)
- Books
- 23 (22 as lead, 1 major)
- Series
- Roy Grace
- Author
- Peter James
- Circle
- Roy Grace and Sussex CID
Where to meet Roy Grace
Roy Grace first appears in Dead Simple (2005), as the lead, book 1 of the Roy Grace series.
Every book with Roy Grace
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 2005LDead Simplelead · Roy GraceBuy
- 2006LLooking Good Deadlead · Roy GraceBuy
- 2007LNot Dead Enoughlead · Roy GraceBuy
- 2008LDead Man’s Footstepslead · Roy GraceBuy
- 2009LDead Tomorrowlead · Roy GraceBuy
- 2010LDead Like Youlead · Roy GraceBuy
- 2011LDead Man’s Griplead · Roy GraceBuy
- 2012LNot Dead Yetlead · Roy GraceBuy
- 2013LDead Man’s Timelead · Roy GraceBuy
- 2014LWant You Deadlead · Roy GraceBuy
- 2015LYou Are Deadlead · Roy GraceBuy
- 2016LLove You Deadlead · Roy GraceBuy
- 2017LNeed You Deadlead · Roy GraceBuy
- 2018LDead If You Don’tlead · Roy GraceBuy
- 2019LDead at First Sightlead · Roy GraceBuy
- 2020LFind Them Deadlead · Roy GraceBuy
- 2021LLeft You Deadlead · Roy GraceBuy
- 2022LPicture You Deadlead · Roy GraceBuy
- 2023LStop Them Deadlead · Roy GraceBuy
- 2024MThey Thought I Was Dead: Sandy’s Storymajor role · Roy GraceBuy
- 2024LOne of Us Is Deadlead · Roy GraceBuy
- 2025LThe Hawk Is Deadlead · Roy GraceBuy
- 2026LDead Three Two Onelead · Roy GraceBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Cleo MoreyMortuary manager and Grace’s partner, later his wife | 23 |
| Glenn BransonDetective and Grace’s closest friend | 23 |
| Sandy GraceRoy’s wife, who vanished years before the series | 23 |
| Norman PottingDetective Sergeant | 22 |
| Bella MoyDetective Sergeant | 14 |