Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

  • Dead Simple

  • Roy Grace, Book 1
  • By: Peter James
  • Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
  • Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (17 ratings)

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Dead Simple cover art

Dead Simple

By: Peter James
Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £13.00

Buy Now for £13.00

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

Dead Simple cover art
A Twist of the Knife cover art
Faith cover art
In Bad Faith cover art
The Truth cover art
Host cover art
Alchemist cover art
Seekers cover art
Absolute Proof cover art
Detective Sebastian Clifford, Books 1-3 cover art
Blood Runs Deep cover art
Prophecy cover art
A Litter of Bones: A Scottish Crime Thriller cover art
Denial cover art
Sleeping Cruelty cover art Royal Flush cover art

Summary

Meet Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on his unforgettable first major case by award winning crime author Peter James, read by Daniel Weyman.

It was meant to be a harmless stag-night prank. But a few hours later, the groom has disappeared and his friends are dead.

With only three days to the wedding, Roy Grace is contacted by the man’s distraught fiancée to unearth what happened on that fateful night.

The one man who ought to know of the groom’s whereabouts is saying nothing. But then he has a lot more to gain than anyone realizes, for one man’s disaster is another man’s fortune...

Although the Roy Grace novels can be enjoyed in any order, Dead Simple is the first thrilling title in the bestselling series. Enjoy more of the Brighton detective’s investigations with Looking Good Dead and Not Dead Enough.

©2008 Peter James (P)2024 Macmillan Publishers International Limited

What listeners say about Dead Simple

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    10
  • 4 Stars
    5
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    10
  • 4 Stars
    5
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    10
  • 4 Stars
    3
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    2
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

the poor boy who tried as vest he could to try to find him. but was sadly murdered.

I enjoyed this 1st book by Petrr James. it was a bit slow I thought at times but on the whole it was a good read.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable.

I started this series further along so it’s been fun to go back to the start & actually I’ve enjoyed this first book.
Daniel Weyman is an excellent narrator, very good at creating tension quietly.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Couldn’t stop listening.

Good page turner,will read others in this series.very enjoyable couldn’t stop listening,excellent! Want more.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

Number One Bestseller?

No 1 bestseller? Doesn’t say much for the rest. One of those books which was like trudging through treacle to get to the end. Still, what does my opinion matter? I understand this story went on to be a TV crime drama. Oh well!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!