Known for his fast-paced and gripping stories that thrust regular people into extraordinary situations, Peter James has proven himself to be one of the world’s most successful writers, delivering number one bestsellers time and time again. His Superintendent Roy Grace books have been translated into thirty-seven languages with worldwide sales of over twenty-one million copies. He has enjoyed seventeen Sunday Times number one bestsellers, and Find Them Dead spent seven weeks at number one in 2020. The first two novels in the Roy Grace series, Dead Simple and Looking Good Dead, have been adapted for television by Endeavour’s Russell Lewis and the first episode aired in March 2021.

Harry and Freya, an ordinary couple, dreamed for years of
finding something priceless buried amongst the tat in a car
boot sale.
It was a dream they knew in their hearts would never come
true - until the day it did...
They buy the drab portrait for a few pounds, for its beautiful
frame, planning to cut the painting out. Then studying it
back at home there seems to be another picture beneath, of
a stunning landscape. Could it be a long-lost masterpiece
from 1770? If genuine, it could be worth millions.
One collector is certain it is genuine. Someone who uses any
method he can to get want he wants and will stop at
nothing.
Detective Superintendent Roy Grace finds himself plunged
into an unfamiliar and rarefied world of fine art. Outwardly it
appears respectable, gentlemanly, above reproach. But
beneath the veneer, he rapidly finds that greed, deception
and violence walk hand-in-hand. And Harry and Freya Kipling
are about to discover that their dream is turning into their
worst nightmare. .