"If you and I took a walk down a shopping street in Jo'burg or Cape Town or London, we see two guys looking in a shop window, we think, "Oh, they're wondering what they're going to buy." A cop looks at them and thinks, "Why are they standing there? Are they doing a drug deal? Are they going to mug someone? Are they going to rob the shop?""

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Peter James is a bestselling British author known for his gripping crime thrillers, particularly the Roy Grace series, which delve into human psychology and fear.

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