<p><b>Roy Grace is back in this gripping new instalment from number one bestselling author Peter James.</b><br /><br /><b>Brighton is celebrating. A killer is waiting. And Roy Grace is the target . . .</b><br /><br />Brighton Pride is the biggest date on the city's calendar with half a million people lost in the party. But behind the opulent facade of the Royal Courteney Hotel, a nightmare is checking in.<br /><br />Dritan Dervishi, the cold-blooded consigliere for Albanian mob boss Roel Albazi, has arrived with a beautiful woman on his arm and a lethal secret in his suitcase. He has specifically requested Room 321 - a room with a perfect view of the sea, and a deadly proximity to a target he's been dreaming of for years.<br /><br />Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is already pushed to the limit, coordinating the city's massive security operation amid whispers of a potential terrorist attack. But the threat is more personal than he could ever imagine. Back in a prison cell, his old nemesis Albazi is counting down the seconds to a revenge that will not just take Roy's life, but erase his entire bloodline.<br /><br />And as Roy and his wife Cleo prepare for a night of celebration at the Royal Courteney, they have no idea that they are stepping into a deadly trap.<br /><br /><b>As the relentless countdown nears zero, Roy must outsmart an invisible enemy and protect his loved ones before their time finally runs out . . .<br /><br />23 million books sold.</b><br /><br /><b>Now a major ITV/BritBox show starring John Simm as Roy Grace.</b><br /><br /><b>Creator of Her Majesty Queen Camilla's favourite fictional detective.</b><br /><br /><b>'Peter James is one of the best British crime writers and therefore one of the best in the world' - Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series</b><br /><br /><b>'Peter James is one of the best crime writers in the business' - Karin Slaughter, author of the Will Trent series</b><br /><br /><b>'One of the world's most popular detective series' -</b> <b><i>The Guardian</i></b></p>