About this book
A novella rather than a full novel, "The Perfect Murder" (2010, 195 pages) is one of Peter James's standalone works, sitting between his earlier technology-driven thrillers and "Perfect People," his 2011 novel about embryo genetic selection.
Key facts about The Perfect Murder
Peter James wrote The Perfect Murder, a book on our list. It has been out since 2010. The book has 195 pages.
We list 1 edition of this book. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780061091155 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, Dead Tomorrow came out in 2009. After it came Dead Man's Grip in 2011. It is one of 2 Peter James books dated 2010. Since then, our list has added 24 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 9780061091155