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Death Comes Knocking

By: Graham Bartlett, Peter James
Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
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Summary

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.

©2016 Graham Bartlett (P)2016 Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
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Brilliant - definitely recommend

brilliant book. I found that this 'gelled' all the Roy Grace books- it gives the other real life accounts of the characters and stories in the books

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Excellent book

An excellent 'autobiography'. A real insight into the way the Brighton police force was led by Graham Bartlett and his numerous predecessors. Well worth reading!

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Very interesting and good for all Peter James fans

If anyone likes reading stories by Peter James they will find this very interesting, so I recommend they give it a try

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Brilliant

As a Roy Grace reader this books gives a great insight to the real life police officer

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excellent background to the Roy Grace novels.

Excellent background to the Roy Grace novels and what it's like to be a policeman.

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Very interesting read.

Really enjoyed this. Gives good insights into policing Brighton. Amusing in parts and moving in others. I've read all the Roy Grace series and am a fan of Peter James' but interjections relating to his books started to get a bit tiresome towards the end and felt more like plugs than adding anything to the book.

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Brilliant

I enjoyed everything about this book. I remember some of the real things that happened in this book so it was very interesting.

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Crime behind the scenes

An interesting and informative account of real policing of Peter James’
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Truth can indeed be as strange and incredible as fiction.

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Egotistical

This book might have been interesting if it wasn’t for the authors egos & alter egos . They seemed to be the main focus of the book. Really annoying .

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Not for me

I found the deleted & story flat & uninteresting. Not at all up to Mr James standard

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