Death Comes Knocking: Policing Roy Grace's Brighton - Softcover

Bartlett, Graham; James, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 150981048X ISBN 13: 9781509810482

Verlag: Pan, 2016

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Dive into Brighton’s darkest corners in Death Comes Knocking – uncovering the true crimes that inspire the bestselling Roy Grace series, by Peter James and long-serving detective Graham Barlett.

Fans of Peter James and his bestselling Roy Grace series of crime novels know that his books draw on in-depth research into the lives of Brighton and Hove police and are set in a world every bit as gritty as the real thing. His friend Graham Bartlett was a long-serving detective in the city once described as Britain's 'crime capital'. Together, in Death Comes Knocking, they have written a gripping account of the city's most challenging cases, taking the reader from crime scenes and incident rooms to the morgue, and introducing some of the real-life detectives who inspired Peter James's characters.

Bartlett and James skillfully navigate the perilous journey through Brighton's criminal past from tracking the antique trade's notorious 'knocker boys' to uncovering the cold calculation of a surfer's execution, each case skilfully evokes the dangerous inside story of policing, the personal toll it takes and the dedication of those who risk their lives to keep the public safe.

Ready yourself for an unforgettable expedition into Brighton's sinister past in Death Comes Knocking. A world of danger, dedication, and true crimes await.

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Graham Bartlett was a Sussex police officer for thirty years. In 1989 he was posted to Brighton and Hove, becoming a detective the following year. Quite uniquely he served the city through every rank, rising to become a homicide senior investigating officer and Detective Superintendent for Public Protection as well as a strategic firearms and public order commander. He then achieved his life's ambition, as Chief Superintendent, to become the city's Police Commander – or, as Peter James jokingly called him – the 'Sheriff of Brighton', a job he held and loved for four years. He pioneered Operation Reduction, the enduring approach to slashing drugs deaths and reducing crime as well as cutting disorder at protests by adopting methods developed by one of the world's foremost crowd psychologists. He wrote Babes in the Wood with Peter James. He lives in Sussex.

PETER JAMES is a UK No.1 bestselling author, best known for his Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series.

Much loved by crime and thriller fans for his fast-paced page-turners full of unexpected plot twists, sinister characters, and accurate portrayal of modern day policing, he has won over 40 awards for his work including the WHSmith Best Crime Author of All Time Award and Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger. In 2024, it was announced that he is the creator of Her Majesty Queen Camilla’s favourite fictional detective.

To date, Peter has written an impressive total of 21 Sunday Times No. 1s, sold over 24 million copies worldwide and been translated into 38 languages. ITV’s primetime adaptation of the Grace novels, starring John Simm, continues to delight audiences with significant ratings growth, and series seven is currently in production. On stage seven of Peter’s Grace novels have been adapted as plays, earning his work the reputation of being the most successful stage franchise since Agatha Christie.

In 2026, Peter was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in His Majesty The King’s Birthday Honours List, in recognition of his services to literature and to charity. Peter is a supporter of many of charities reflecting his concerns and interests, including as Co-Patron of the Sussex Police Charitable Trust; as a Patron of the RSPCA and the Samaritans; and as an ambassador for The Reading Agency and for the National Year of Reading 2026, among many others.

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Peter James' bestselling Roy Grace series of crime novels is made all the more compelling by his in-depth research into the work of Brighton and Hove police, and he sets them in a world every bit as gritty as the real thing. Now, he and Graham Bartlett, a long-serving detective and Commander of the city for four years, have written a gripping account of Brighton's most challenging modern cases, many of which Bartlett helped solve.

Death Comes Knocking takes the reader on a vivid journey from crime scenes and incident rooms to the morgue. Along the way we are introduced to some of the real-life detectives who inspired Peter James's characters. We read about the horrific murder of a dodgy nightclub owner and his family and see how the police tracked down the antique trade's most notorious 'knocker boys', nailed an audacious ring of forgers and hunted a cold-blooded killer who executed a surfer.

Skilfully evoking the dangers of policing a city once described as Britain's crime capital, the authors also share the personal toll the job takes and the dedication and professionalism of those who risk their lives to keep the public safe.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Pan
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 150981048X
• ISBN 13: 9781509810482
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: PAN; https://www.panmacmillan.co.in/; ; 287 impasse de Beaulin; Dissay; La Vienne; 86130; Frankreich