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Ancient Inventions

Ancient Inventions

by James, Peter, Nick Thorpe

Inventions
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Inventions

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James, Peter
James, Peter

Peter James is a global bestselling author, best known for writing crime and thriller novels, and the creator of the much-loved Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. With a total of 16 Sunday Times No. 1s under his belt, he has achieved global book sales of over 20 million copies to date and has been translated into 37 languages. Synonymous with plot-twisting page-turners, Peter has garnered an army of loyal fans throughout his storytelling career – which also included stints writing for TV and producing films. He has won over 40 awards for his work, including the WHSmith Best Crime Author of All Time Award, Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger and a BAFTA nomination for The Merchant o…

Authors

James, Peter, Nick Thorpe

Pages

704

Read time

≈ 18h

Editions

1

Publisher

Ballantine Books

ISBN

9780345401021

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