# They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story

**'One of the best British crime writers, and therefore one of the best in the world' - Lee Child**  
  
**Peter James, the number one multimillion-copy bestselling author of the Grace series, returns with a thrilling new novel: a Roy Grace story told from a different perspective.**  
  
**Some will know how it begins . . .**  
  
**My name is Sandy.**  
My husband is Detective Superintendent Roy Grace.  
But when I disappeared, even he couldn't find me.  
  
**This is my story.**  
  
There's more to Sandy than meets the eye. A woman with a dubious past, a complicated present and an uncertain future. Then she was gone.  
  
**Some will think they know how it ends . . .**  
  
Her disappearance caused a nationwide search. Even the best detective on the force couldn't find her. They thought she was dead.  
  
**But nobody knows this . . .**  
  
Where did she go? Why did she run? What would cause a woman to leave her whole life behind and  
simply vanish?  
  
**For the first time, the truth behind Sandy Grace’s dramatic disappearance is revealed. _They Thought I Was Dead_ will thrill fans and new readers alike with its gripping account of a woman on the run. This is Sandy's story.**  
  
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23 million books sold.  
  
Creator of Her Majesty Queen Camilla’s favourite fictional detective.  
  
'One of the best crime writers in the business' - Karin Slaughter, author of the Will Trent series.  
  
'This is the one I’ve been waiting for. And it’s a masterpiece of suspense. I quite literally couldn’t put it down - even when I was supposed to be doing other things . . .' - Barbara Erskine, author of _The Dream Weavers_  
  
'Typically, _They Thought I Was Dead_ is a brilliantly fast-paced thriller with more twists and turns than a Tour de France descent. No doubt it’ll be eagerly read by fans' - _Daily Express_  
  
'One of the world’s most popular detective series' – _The Guardian_

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- **Price:** 0.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** Pan Macmillan
- **Type:** Peter James

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> Updated: 2026-09-08