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Narrated by:
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Paul Panting
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By:
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Peter James
About this listen
The Perfect Murder is a suspenseful and gripping novella from Peter James, the bestselling author of the phenomenally successful Roy Grace series.
How do you commit the perfect murder?
Victor Smiley and his wife Joan have been married for nearly twenty years. Victor secretly loathes Joan more and more each day. Joan is bored by Victor, and his snoring drives her mad. Their marriage has reached a crisis point.
Victor decides there is only one way to get Joan out of his life for ever, but he's about to get a nasty surprise. As it turns out, Victor's not the only one with murder in mind . . .
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23 million books sold.
Don't miss the Grace series from Peter James - Roy Grace is Her Majesty Queen Camilla’s favourite fictional detective, and the series is now a major ITV show starring John Simm.
'Peter James is one of the best crime writers in the business' – Karin Slaughter, author of the Will Trent series
'Peter James is one of the best British crime writers and therefore one of the best in the world' – Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series
'One of the world’s most popular detective series' – The Guardian
'The master of the craft' – Daily Express
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- barbara
- 06-26-22
The Perfect Murder
I knew it was a short story but really thought it was a little longer, was a bit disappointed. Was looking forward to sett.ing down with a good Peter James book. Did not find this one gripped me. The story was okay, but will stick to his full length.
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