Looking Good Dead

Looking Good Dead is the second bestselling title in the Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series from number one author Peter James.
When a young woman's body is found butchered in Brighton, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace cannot help but think of his own missing wife and her unsolved fate.
Elsewhere in the city, when Tom Bryce finds a disc left on a train, he simply tries to do the right thing — return it to its owner. But this attempted act of kindness makes him the sole witness to that same vicious murder.
Learning that Tom has made a statement to Grace’s team, the killers have to act. But when they plan the murder of the Bryce family, it’s not just revenge — it’s entertainment.
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From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. British author James dreams up a horrific intersection of extreme perversion and Internet technology in his frightening, expertly constructed second Det. Supt. Roy Grace novel (after 2006's Dead Simple). London marketing exec Tom Bryce makes the mistake of popping a CD he found on the train into his computer: it logs him onto a snuff film Web site, where he watches helplessly as a beautiful woman is butchered. Soon thereafter, Grace and his partner, Det. Sgt. Glenn Branson, find the mutilated body of the victim, Janie Stretton, a law student from Brighton, whose murder reminds him of the unsolved disappearance of his wife, Sandy, nine years earlier. While the lawmen pursue elusive leads, Bryce draws the ire of the twisted criminals behind the Web site and sees his family's comfortable suburban life unravel. The rapid-fire suspense builds to a terrifying, graphic conclusion that leaves tantalizing room for future installments in the series. (Mar.)
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Review «James dreams up a horrific intersection of extreme perversion and Internet technology in his frightening, expertly constructed second Det. Supt. Roy Grace novel. . . . The rapid-fire suspense builds to a terrifying, graphic conclusion that leaves tantalizing room for future installments in the series.» —Publishers Weekly starred review
«Despite echoes of Thomas Harris, the closer analogue is to Jeffery Deaver’s clock-racing thrillers. And if you can’t wait for Deaver’s next, James delivers the goods.» —Kirkus Reviews
“'Destined for the bestsellers' Independent on Sunday 'A terrific tale of greed, seduction and betrayal' Daily Telegraph”
From the Author Peter James is the creator of the much-loved Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. He has won over 40 awards for his work and his books have been translated into 37 languages.