About this book
Published in 1993 at 469 pages, "Host" closes out the run of supernatural thrillers — alongside "Possession" and "Prophecy" — that critics rank as the strongest of Peter James's horror-inflected period.
Key facts about Host
Peter James wrote Host, a book on our list. It has been out since 1993. The book has 469 pages.
We list 1 edition of this book. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780140883763 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, Prophecy came out in 1992. After it came Alchemist in 1996. Since then, our list has added 36 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 9780140883763