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The Hawk Is Dead

by Peter James

2025 448 pages
Fiction Audiobook Mystery Thriller Crime Detective Procedural

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Roy Grace never dreamed a murder investigation would take him deep into Buckingham Palace . . .<br /> <br /> Her Majesty, Queen Camilla, is aboard the Royal Train heading to a charity event in Sussex when disaster strikes - the train is derailed.<br /> <br /> A tragic accident or a planned attack?<br /> <br /> When, minutes later, a trusted aide is shot dead by a sniper, the police have their answer.<br /> <br /> Despite all the evidence, Roy Grace is not convinced The Queen was the intended target. But he finds himself alone in his suspicions.<br /> <br /> Fighting against the scepticism of his colleagues and the Palace itself, Grace pursues his own investigation. But when there is a second murder, the stakes rise even higher, and Grace is at risk of being embroiled in a very public catastrophe - and in mortal danger.<br /> <br /> Failure at this level is not an option. But time is running out before a killer in the Palace will strike again . . .<br /> <br /> Roy Grace is back with his most difficult case yet in the gripping new instalment from number one bestselling author Peter James.