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  1. Cover
  2. FIND THEM DEAD
  3. Dedication page
  4. Maps
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  117. GLOSSARY
  118. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  119. NOW A MAJOR ITV SERIES
  120. I FOLLOW YOU
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  127. DISCOVER THE ROY GRACE BOOKS
  128. FIND THEM DEAD
  129. The Detective Superintendent Roy Grace books in order
  130. Also by Peter James

He’d taken up the sport at medical school and after losing a lot of weight had become a useful runner himself, often winning cross-country races at county standard. He’d always loved the buzz, the competitive high. How long had it been since he’d stopped running seriously because of a ligament injury and just did the odd jog here and there? Three years? God, no, four. He felt his stomach. I’m turning into a paunchy bastard. Just like I was once mocked for being a teenage fatty.

Got to get back on it on a regular basis. Get a training regime set out. And maybe see her again?

With three young kids and a demanding career, where would he find the time – or the energy? But he needed to. His lack of exercise was already taking a toll on his health. At his last check-up, his GP had prescribed him statins, telling him he was overweight, his blood pressure wasn’t great and that he was drinking too much – and he’d lied about his weekly alcohol units, which were double at least what he had told the quack. Oh, and he’d conveniently forgotten to tell him that he’d taken up smoking again. Not much, but enough for disapproval.

He knew he wasn’t a great example to his patients, if they were to find out, as he told all of them to cut down their drinking and quit smoking.

Maybe he could try a longer jog over the weekend, see if he could stretch it to a run? For his birthday, a few months back, Claire had bought him a sports watch, which he’d only used a handful of times. Was it a hint, he wondered, that his changed physique and his increasing belly were turning her off? Did he care?

And hey, he knew his looks and charm were still there, even with those few extra pounds on him; some of his patients clearly fancied him – and, he thought, at least two of the staff members at the hospital – well, three actually.

He strode towards the main entrance. Twenty-two minutes late. Normally this would have stressed him, but not now that a plan was forming in his mind.

Start running again properly. Yes.

And maybe he’d see the redhead sometime, out on the promenade.

Although he did not know it, he was going to see her again. Very much sooner than he thought.

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DISCOVER THE ROY GRACE BOOKS

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FIND THEM DEAD

Peter James is a UK number one bestselling author, best known for writing crime and thriller novels, and the creator of the much-loved Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. Globally, his books have been translated into thirty-seven languages.