Peter James 13th October 7pm at Neston Club book talk and signing.

Peter James is back with a brand new Roy Grace book!

In The Hawk is Dead, Queen Camilla will take a leading role alongside her favourite fictional detective, Peter James’ Roy Grace. Combining Peter’s classic fast-paced thriller with extensive behind-the-scenes research at Buckingham Palace. The Hawk is Dead is the not to-be-missed publishing event of the autumn, and the perfect entry point into the world of Roy Grace for anyone yet to meet him.

Opening with a cinematic derailment of the royal train, The Hawk is Dead takes Roy Grace deep into the heart of Buckingham Palace, when he is called upon to solve a murder and what looks to be a royal assassination attempt. Queen Camilla, a well-known book-lover and reading champion through her charity The Queen’s Reading Room, has always been one of the very first people to receive each Grace novel, and has a starring role, alongside His Majesty King Charles, in Peter’s latest thriller.

Peter James says: ‘It’s a decade since I discovered Queen Camilla is a Roy Grace fan and we’ve since built up a great rapport. She asked me when I might set a Roy Grace novel in London … and the seed was sown. Where better in London than Buckingham Palace? It has been the most fascinating research I’ve ever done, learning about the inner workings of the Royal Household and the Palace.’