About this book
Peter James published "Alchemist" in 1996, a pharmaceutical conspiracy thriller sitting between "Host" and "Getting Wired" that marked his turn toward the science- and technology-driven fiction he would return to throughout his career, including "Perfect People."
Key facts about Alchemist
Peter James wrote Alchemist, a book on our list. It has been out since 1996. The book has 674 pages.
We list 1 edition of this book. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780752817293 to find the main one.
Peter James has 46 books on our list. 24 of them belong to a series, while 22 stand alone. 45 are out now, while 1 more has an announced date. Other books by Peter James on file include One of Us Is Dead (2024), They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story (2024), Stop Them Dead (2023) and Picture You Dead (2022).
Earlier, Host came out in 1993. After it came The Truth in 1997. It is one of 2 Peter James books dated 1996. Since then, our list has added 34 more books by Peter James.
Peter James has 1 series on file, Roy Grace. That series sits on our police procedural shelf. Meanwhile, The Hawk Is Dead is the latest published Peter James book on file, from 21 October 2025. The next announced Peter James release is due on 22 October 2026, so there is still more to come.
About Peter James
Peter James is a British crime novelist best known for the Roy Grace series, following a Brighton-based detective superintendent whose cases are complicated by his own long-running personal mystery — the unexplained disappearance of his first wife years before the series begins. See every Peter James book in order.
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780752817293