Peter James: Left You Dead (UK 2021)

From the Publisher:
A DETECTIVE SUPERINTENDENT ROY GRACE NOVEL
Niall and Eden Paternoster start their Sunday the same way they always do: with a drive, a visit to a country house and a quick stop at the local supermarket on the way home.

But this Sunday ends differently - because while Niall waits and waits in the car park for Eden to pick up supplies, she never returns. She's not waiting for him at home, and none of their family or friends have heard from her.

With Eden gone without a trace, Niall is arrested on suspicion of her murder. When Roy Grace is called in to investigate, it doesn't take long to realize that nothing is quite as it seems - and this might be his most mysterious case yet...

Peter James: Left You Dead. No body. No trace. No crime? Pan, ISBN: 9781529004366 (October, 2021), 489 p., £8.99.

Peter James: Left You Dead (UK 2021)

From the Publisher:
Is this Roy Grace's most challenging case yet? A mystery that, for the first time in his career, is leaving him totally confounded.
Most Sundays, Niall and Eden Paternoster like to go for a drive and visit country houses. She likes to look at them, he likes to dream that one day...

However, most weeks they also end up bickering about something or other. This particular Sunday he wants to get back to catch the end of the Belgian Grand Prix, while she insists they stop somewhere to buy cat litter. Reluctantly, he pulls into the car park of a large supermarket and waits while she dashes in.

He waits. And waits. But Eden doesn't come back out - she's gone. When he gets home she's not there either, and none of their friends or family have heard from her.

A few days later, and vigorously protesting his innocence, Niall is arrested on suspicion of her murder. When Roy Grace is called in to investigate Eden's disappearance, it soon transpires that nothing is as it originally seemed...

Peter James: Left You Dead. No body. No trace. No crime? Macmillan, ISBN: 9781529004243 (May, 2021), 489 p., £20.00.