{"product_id":"9781529090062","title":"The Hawk Is Dead","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  James, Peter \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCrime \u0026amp; mystery\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 21 October 2025 by PAN MACMILLAN (Macmillan) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Roy Grace' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 512 pages\u003cbr\u003e241 x 160 x 42 | 754g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'What a fool I've been not to have read Peter James until The Hawk Is Dead! A great story' – JAMES PATTERSON'A majestic treat!' – THE TIMES Roy Grace never dreamed a murder investigation would take him deep into Buckingham Palace . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer Majesty, Queen Camilla, is aboard the Royal Train heading to a charity event in Sussex when disaster strikes – the train is derailed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tragic accident or a planned attack?When, minutes later, a trusted aide is shot dead by a sniper, the police have their answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite all the evidence, Roy Grace is not convinced The Queen was the intended target. But he finds himself alone in his suspicions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFighting against the scepticism of his colleagues and the Palace itself, Grace pursues his own investigation. But when there is a second murder, the stakes rise even higher, and Grace is at risk of being embroiled in a very public catastrophe – and in mortal danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFailure at this level is not an option. But time is running out before a killer in the Palace will strike again . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoy Grace is back with his most difficult case yet in this gripping instalment from number one bestselling author Peter James.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'It's going to be difficult to top this one' – READER REVIEW'One of most exciting Roy Grace stories to date' – READER REVIEW 'The best he has ever written. The inclusion of real people lifts this up a few notches' – READER REVIEW THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 23 million books sold. Now a major ITV\/BritBox show starring John Simm as Roy Grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreator of Her Majesty Queen Camilla’s favourite fictional detective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A right royal page-turner' – ANGELA RIPPON'Wildly entertaining! – TESS GERRITSEN'I couldn’t put it down!' – ALEXANDRA POTTER'Classic Peter James' – RACHEL ABBOTT 'One of the best crime writers in the world' – LEE CHILD'One of the best in the business' – KARIN SLAUGHTER'James at his masterful best' – THE SUN'Underlines just how consummate a crime novelist James is' – DAILY MAIL 'One of the world’s most popular detective series' – THE GUARDIAN\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Guisborough Bookshop Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52215074849104,"sku":"9781529090062","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/4988\/2448\/files\/9781529090062_4f859009-6c0a-4c57-ad40-09ec17fda505.jpg?v=1765990321","url":"https:\/\/guisboroughbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781529090062","provider":"guisboroughbookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}