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==Synopsis of the book:== A woman is brutally raped in a Hotel in Brighton on New Years Eve. And despite her ordeal she has the courage to give the Police detailed information to what she was... more

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  • 51 of 51 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    5 Stars The Shoe Man 13/01/2013
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    Advantages Advantages Excellent story full of suspense and mystery

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Too many chapters

    Synopsis of the book: A woman is brutally raped in a Hotel in Brighton on New Years Eve. And despite her ordeal she has the courage to give the Police detailed information to what she was subjected too. The key being her expensive designers shoes. This brings in Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, who remembers a series of rapes that happened in the area back in 1997, that involved a similar type of torture for what became know as the 'Shoe man'. He raped four local women and Grace believed he was responsible for another one disappearing. The question Grace and his team have is is this the ... more
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    4 Stars What happened to Sandy....grrrr 07/06/2010
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    Advantages Advantages Great storyline

    Disadvantages Disadvantages What happened to Sandy???

    The Author Peter James is a very successful man. Not only has he been a published author since 1981, he has also had a career in television and film. He worked in film and TV between 1970 and 1978 with a large proportion of that running a joint production company until he sold out in 1979. In 1981 his first book ‘Biggles: The Untold Story’ was released and he has since gone on to write over more than 20 books with his latest being the 6th in the Roy Grace series. This series is based around Detective Superintendant Roy Grace who lives and works in the area Brighton. Peter James himself was ... more
  • 66 of 66 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    4 Stars Shoe fetishes and missing wives 09/09/2010
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Fast-paced, intriguing side story

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Main story could have been better

    Brighton is faced with a serial rapist who appears to have a fetish for shoes - after the rape, he removes the woman's shoes and takes them with him. Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is immediately reminded of a previous unsolved case that he was involved in several years before, during which a young girl disappeared, never to be found. It was precisely at that time that Grace's own wife, Sandy, disappeared and, although he is now having a child with another woman, he has never been able to forget Sandy. If the rapist has reared his ugly head again, why has he chosen to do so after so long ... more

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ISBN-13 978-0230706873
Type Fiction
Genre Thriller
Title Dead Like You
Author Peter James

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