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Disclaimer: A physical copy was provided via Pan Macmillan India in exchange for an honest review. The Thoughts, opinions & feelings expressed in the review are therefore, my own.

Second Disclaimer: This is the third book in the Roy Grace Mysteries – and while the case under investigation is a standalone (meaning: it is resolved at the end of this book) the investigators &the protagonists have a foundation that starts in the first book – [b:Dead Simple|703353|Dead Simple (Roy Grace, #1)|Peter James|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1439269103l/703353._SX50_.jpg|689644] and [b:Looking Good Dead|362145|Looking Good Dead (Roy Grace, #2)|Peter James|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1439669909l/362145._SX50_.jpg|352240]. The experience of reading this series is absolutely improved by reading it in order.

In Not Dead Enough, things get a whole lot personal and twisted for our protagonist, in a case that hits a lot closer to home than anyone, let alone Roy Grace could have expected himself.

A socialite is found dead in her own home, in mysterious circumstances – a brutal murder that shows an unhealthy obsession that the killer has with sexual kinks. The investigation into this crime, though seems a lot less straightforward when all the clues point to the socialite’s husband, who has an airtight alibi.

Parallel to this investigation, our seasoned detective, DS Roy Grace finally seems to be moving on in his personal life – a new relationship with a wonderful woman, means that he is finally taking the initiative to move on from his wife’s disappearance 9 years ago. And just when everything is hunky dory is in his personal life, a lightning bolt in the form his wife being spotted in another country, sends everything into a tailspin.

And everything comes to a head, when he after finally finding a semblance of a balance, the killers in this current case makes this enmity highly personal; forcing DS Grace to understand his priorities.

Like the previous books, we get multiple PoVs but this time, we do not get the identity of the perpetrator – what we do get is an up and close personal look at his thoughts, his rage and his motive; though it is easy to understand how and why the killings are happening; its far more satisfying to be a part of the journey that ties all the loose threads together.



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