The Hawk Is Dead
- Published
- 21 October 2025
- Pages
- 543
- ISBN-13
- 9781529090086
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Hawk Is Dead is the 21st book in the Roy Grace series, written by Peter James, published in October 2025. It follows One of Us Is Dead and precedes Dead in Three Two One in the reading order.
Key facts about The Hawk Is Dead
Peter James wrote The Hawk Is Dead, a novel on our list. It has been out since 21 October 2025. The book has 543 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781529090086 to find the main one.
The Hawk Is Dead is book 23 of 24 in the Roy Grace series. The series has 24 published books. However, the series starts with Dead Simple (2005). Dead in Three Two One is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 22 October 2026.
That series sits on our police procedural shelf. Meanwhile, Dead in Three Two One is the latest published Peter James book on file, from 22 October 2026.
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.
Its place in Roy Grace
The Hawk Is Dead is book 23 in the Roy Grace series. It follows One of Us Is Dead. It is followed by Dead in Three Two One. See the full Roy Grace reading order.
Detective Superintendent Roy Grace runs Major Crime for Sussex Police out of Brighton, a city Peter James renders with the same obsessive, insider detail he brings to procedure itself — James spent years riding along with real CID officers, and it shows in the forensic accuracy of every investigation. Each novel (all titled with some variant of the word "Dead") is a self-contained case, but Grace's personal life runs as a serialised thread underneath: the unexplained 1997 disappearance of his first wife, Sandy…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781529090086