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Abracadaver
by Peter Lovesey
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“Here’s another of those delightful Victorian mysteries, featuring Sergeant Cribb and Constable Thackeray of the Yard. This one deals with peculiar accidents in various music halls, mishaps of a kind that would ruin a performer’s career; and then there’s murder. . . . Fine picture of period vice, good mystery plotting, and fun.”—San Francisco Chronicle A sadistic practical joker is haunting the popular music halls of London, interfering with the actors and in... more info>>
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Bloodhounds
by Peter Lovesey
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“Peter Lovesey tosses off a real brain-banger in Bloodhounds, the fourth book in a challenging series. . . . I am mad for these pyrotechnic teasers, and this one had my head spinning.”—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review “A perfect blend of psychology and technique.”—Boston Review “In a witty takeoff on the always titillating ‘locked room’ mystery, Lovesey’s wise but beleaguered hero Peter Diamond confronts a homicide case ... more info>>
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Circle
by Peter Lovesey
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Praise for The House Sitter: “Lovesey loves strong women, cerebral killers and diabolical puzzles—the very ingredients that make The House Sitter one of the most cunning mysteries in his Peter Diamond series.” —Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review “The book sings along in great style.”—Washington Post Book World “Elegant and suspenseful.”—Los Angeles Times “An extraordinary mystery.”—Chicago Tribune &ldqu... more info>>
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Detective Wore Silk Drawers
by Peter Lovesey
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“This entertaining period mystery, set in Victorian England, is lively, lurid, amusing.”—Publishers Weekly “These are humorous novels and the humour is character-based . . . mixed with the absurdities of the English class-system. . . . Cribb was the first of the new-wave Victorian crime-fighters and is arguably still the best.”—Sherlock Holmes Magazine The second Sergeant Cribb mystery is set in the world of Victorian bare-fisted pugilism—an illegal sp... more info>>
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Diamond Dust
by Peter Lovesey
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"A detective learns to suppress his feelings when a verdict is announced. Peter Diamond, the head of Bath's murder team, reveals no joy when the gang leader Jake Carpenter is sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. But the next day, when a woman is shot dead in Royal Victoria Park, Diamond's self-control dissolves in an instant." "The dead woman is Stephanie, his own wife." "Traumatised, grief-stricken and angry for justice, Diamond is told that the case he is desperate to solve is the one he... more info>>
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Diamond Solitaire
by Peter Lovesey
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Fired from the police for insubordination, Peter Diamond is reduced to working as a security guard at Harrods. There he finds a tiny Japanese girl after the store closes. He must identify her in order to save her life.
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False Inspector Dew
by Peter Lovesey
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The year is 1921. A passionate affair between a romantic woman and her dentist has led to his wife's murder. The lovers take flight aboard the Mauretania and the dentist takes the name of Inspector Dew, the detective who arrested the notorious Dr. Crippen. But, in a disquieting twist, when a murder occurs aboard ship the captain invites "Inspector Dew" to nvestigate. This may be Lovesey's most ingeniously plotted mystery for which he was awarded the CWA Gold Dagger.
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Headhunters: An Inspector Hen Mallin Investigation
by Peter Lovesey
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Praise for Peter Lovesey: “Lovesey’s restrained wit and charming cast ensure him a place in the winner’s circle.”—Entertainment Weekly “A master of black humor and macabre plot twists.”—The New York Times Book Review “One of Britain’s foremost mystery novelists.”—Houston Chronicle “Lovesey is a master.”—The Washington Post Book World “One of the delights of contemporary crime fi ction.”&mdas... more info>>
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House Sitter
by Peter Lovesey
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"Peter Lovesey loves strong women, cerebral killers and diabolical puzzles—the very ingredients that make The House Sitter one of the most cunning mysteries in his Inspector Diamond series."—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review "True wit is the hallmark of the classic British mystery, and Peter Lovesey delivers it, and a lot more in The House Sitter. . . . A literate and delightful mystery."—The Baltimore Sun A woman is found strangled on a beach in Sussex. It takes... more info>>
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Last Detective
by Peter Lovesey
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A nude female corpse has been found floating in a large reservoir just south of Bristol. Peter Diamond must solve the mystery of the "Lady in the Lake," locate two missing letters attributed to Jane Austen, and save a woman unjustly accused of murder.
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Mad Hatter's Holiday
by Peter Lovesey
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“[A] gem, catching to perfection the social atmospherics of Victorian Brighton and at the same time telling an ingenious story of murder and discovery.”—Publishers Weekly “His best yet.”—H. R. F. Keating, The Times (London) “The sleuthing is neat and satisfying: in the meantime, Victorian pleasures, permitted and illicit, are rendered up with gusto.”—Guardian Brighton in 1882 is the setting of this novel of crime and tangled emotions. Alber... more info>>
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Rough Cider
by Peter Lovesey
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It is World War II and American soldiers stationed in rural England have made friends, especially with the local girls. After a dance to celebrate the pressing of the apples into cider, the resentment of the local men leads to violence and a murder. Later, a child is born, a girl. When she grows up, she tries to find out more about her soldier-father. And long-forgotten jealousies and hatreds come frothing to the surface. Rough Cider was nominated for an Edgar Award.
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Secret Hangman
by Peter Lovesey
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“[A] master of the classic puzzle.”—The New York Times Book Review “Lovesey’s delicate balance of humor and suspense [is] one of the delights of contemporary crime fiction.”—The Wall Street Journal “A master storyteller.”—Kirkus Reviews Widowed Inspector Peter Diamond is being pursued by a secret admirer as he pursues a serial killer. Delia Williamson, a mother of two young girls who works as a waitress, is first reported missing by ... more info>>
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Summons
by Peter Lovesey
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"Good stuff . . . Breezy, British, and as comfy as a Cotswold cottage."—The New York Times Book Review "Written with energy and style, a masterly performance."—Rocky Mountain News John Mountjoy has escaped from prison and taken a hostage, and the only person he’ll talk to is Detective Peter Diamond, who arrested him four years earlier for the murder of a young journalist. Diamond must follow a cold trail to find another killer and clear Mountjoy’s name before someone el... more info>>
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Swing, Swing Together: A Sergeant Cribb Investigation
by Peter Lovesey
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“The late Victorian atmosphere and dialogue are beautifully and accurately rendered. The characters are done with a masterly hand. But perhaps the best thing about it is the way you feel all the time that this must be an account of a real-life crime, because nothing strikes a false note, nothing seems contrived.”—Ruth Rendell An elementary school teacher in training takes a midnight swim in the Thames and witnesses a body being dumped. Cribb and Thackerey investigate and uncove... more info>>
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Tick of Death: A Sergeant Cribb Investigation
by Peter Lovesey
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Praise for the Sergeant Cribb series: “Sgt. Cribb and Constable Thackeray . . . went on to star in seven additional Victorian mystery novels and became the subjects of one of the first, and most entertaining, of the ‘Mystery!’ series on PBS.”—Otto Penzler, New York Sun In the fifth Sergeant Cribb mystery, either anarchists or Irish terrorists are setting off explosions in public places. Is the villain an American athlete? A beautiful Irish woman? Could Constable Th... more info>>
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Upon a Dark Night
by Peter Lovesey
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“The threads of Peter Lovesey’s new Peter Diamond mystery, Upon a Dark Night, twist up so neatly they make a perfect hangman’s noose—another triumph of plotting from this master of the classic puzzle form.”—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review “Lovesey is . . . master of the traditional crime novel.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “The characters are complex and well-drawn, the plot intricate but credible, the story well... more info>>
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Vault
by Peter Lovesey
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Peter Diamond is a policeman whose abrasive manner is not appreciated by his superiors but when a skeletal hand turns up in the vault of the Pump Room in Bath, followed by the excavation of a skull, Diamond is called upon to solve a series of crimes, including murder and forgery, requiring a knowledge of history, nineteenth century art, literature...and contemporary human nature.
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Waxwork: A Sergeant Cribb Investigation
by Peter Lovesey
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Praise for the Sergeant Cribb Series: “Delightful Victorian mysteries. . . . [A] fine picture of vice, good mystery plotting, and fun.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Lively and well-plotted.”—The New York Times Beautiful Miriam Cromer seems confident that she will be acquitted of the murder of her husband’s assistant despite her confession. She blames her husband although he has an alibi. It’s up to Cribb and Thackeray to discover what really happened... more info>>
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Wobble to Death
by Peter Lovesey
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“A fine case of murder, projected against a compelling historical background.”—The New York Times Book Review “Don’t miss this.”—Los Angeles Times In 1879, race walking competitions, known as “wobbles,” were all the rage. The death of a contender, followed by a second murder, introduces Sergeant Cribb, who goes on to investigate sports-related deaths in a series of eight books. Peter Lovesey is the author of twenty-five highly praised myst... more info>>
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