Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billionaire | 1983 | Peter James | Buy |
| 2 | Biggles The Storybook | 1986 | Peter James | Buy |
| 3 | Possession | 1988 | Peter James | Buy |
| 4 | Dreamer | 1989 | Peter James | Buy |
| 5 | Sweet Heart | 1990 | Peter James | Buy |
| 6 | Twilight | 1991 | Peter James | Buy |
| 7 | Prophecy | 1992 | Peter James | Buy |
| 8 | Host | 1993 | Peter James | Buy |
| 9 | Alchemist | 1996 | Peter James | Buy |
| 10 | Getting Wired! | 1996 | Peter James | Buy |
| 11 | The Truth | 1997 | Peter James | Buy |
| 12 | Denial | 1998 | Peter James | Buy |
| 13 | Faith | 2000 | Peter James | Buy |
| 14 | Perfect People | 2011 | Peter James | Buy |
| 15 | Absolute Proof | 2017 | Peter James | Buy |
| 16 | I Follow You | 2020 | Peter James | Buy |
Peter James’ standalone novels cover the period before and alongside his successful Roy Grace detective series. Starting with Billionaire in 1983, these sixteen books show an author working across multiple genres. The early titles from the 1980s and 1990s focus heavily on supernatural horror and psychological suspense, with books like Possession, Twilight, and Prophecy exploring dark territory.
The mid-career standalones, including Host, Alchemist, and The Truth, mix technology and conspiracy with thriller plotting. James was interested in how science and the supernatural could overlap, and these books reflect that curiosity. Getting Wired! from 1996 shows his early interest in technology themes that would become more common in later fiction.
The more recent standalones, Perfect People (2011), Absolute Proof (2017), and I Follow You (2020), show James returning to standalone work between Roy Grace installments. These books are more polished than the early efforts but retain the willingness to explore unusual premises that marked his pre-Grace career.