Peter will be in conversation about his new novel in his Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series, ‘The Hawk is Dead’.

In ‘The Hawk is Dead’ the Queen’s favourite fictional detective, Roy Grace, goes behind-the-scenes at Buckingham Palace. Queen Camilla will take a leading role alongside her favourite fictional detective, Peter James’ Roy Grace. Opening with a cinematic derailment of the royal train, ‘The Hawk is Dead’ takes Roy Grace deep into the heart of Buckingham Palace, when he is called upon to solve a murder and what looks to be a royal assassination attempt. Queen Camilla, a well-known book-lover and reading champion through her charity The Queen’s Reading Room, has always been one of the very first people to receive each Grace novel, and has a starring role, alongside His Majesty King Charles, in Peter’s latest thriller.

Peter James is a New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author best known for his crime thrillers featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. Praised by critics and much-loved by crime and thriller fans for his fast-paced page-turners full of unexpected plot twists, sinister characters, and accurate portrayal of modern-day policing, he has won more than 40 awards for his work, including the WHSmith Best Crime Author of All Time Award and the Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger. His books have sold over 23 million copies worldwide, achieved 21 Sunday Times No.1s, and have been translated into 38 languages. His Roy Grace novels are currently filming their 6th season for the hit ITV drama, Grace, starring John Simm as the troubled Brighton copper and available to view on ITVX and on Britbox. Seven of his novels have been adapted into phenomenally successful stage plays, with his most recent, Picture You Dead, now on national tour in the UK.