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Author Peter James

The more people around the world can read good books, the better the world will be.

Peter James is a UK No. 1 bestselling author, best known for writing crime and thriller novels, and the creator of the much-loved Detective Superintendent Roy Grace – whom our patron, Her Majesty The Queen, has named as her favourite fictional detective!

Peter’s new novel, The Hawk is Dead, mentions our charity – so we took the opportunity to ask Peter to tell us more about why he believes in the power of books. Watch his interview to find out which book he’d most like to send on our next shipment, and why he chooses to support our work.

Find Peter’s latest book – and read up on how we’re featured – on our Bookshop.org page. Every purchase helps us send another brand-new book.

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