Creator of Her Majesty Queen Camilla’s favourite fictional detective. 23 million books sold.

'One of the best British crime writers, and therefore one of the best in the world' - Lee ChildPeter James, the number one, multi-million copy bestselling author of the Grace series returns to finally reveal the events of Roy Grace’s tortured past – the truth behind his wife’s disappearance. Thrillingly told from her perspective, this is Sandy’s story.

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 andsimply 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 story of a woman on the run. This is Sandy's story.

*************'One of the best crime writers in the business' - Karin Slaughter'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.