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Peter Lovesey
The twenty-first novel in the highly acclaimed Peter Diamond series sees the much loved detective investigating a TV production company plagued by 'misfortune'.
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"I am so excited for you to be at the very beginning of this trend-setting, beautifully written, vivid series."-from the introduction by LOUISE PENNY
The first installment in one of…
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In the small hours of a Sunday morning in the city of Bath, a policeman on beat duty is shot dead by an unseen gunman-the third killing of an officer…
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The twentieth in the much-praised Peter Diamond series, Diamond and the Eye sets the Detective Superintendent against an interfering private eye
A suspenseful new standalone from the consistently remarkable crime author
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A Peter Diamond mystery from the master of crime fiction
The explosive new Peter Diamond case
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The standalone novel from the critically-acclaimed Peter Lovesey. Rough Cider was nominated for an Edgar Award.
A murder mystery set in the world of silent movies, from the award-winning author, Peter Lovesey.
A standalone novel from the critically acclaimed Peter Lovesey. The False Inspector Dew was the winner of the 1982 CWA Gold Dagger.
A fiendishly clever Hen Mallin mystery, from the award-winning Peter Lovesey
A dark, delicious standalone, from award-winning Peter Lovesey.
A gloriously serpentine mystery, from Peter Lovesey’s award-winning series.
The very first Peter Diamond mystery, and Anthony Award winning novel, from the superb Peter Lovesey.
The new Peter Diamond case has the eminent detective in pursuit of a murderer after a theft at an auction house goes wrong
Multi-award-winning author Peter Lovesey returns with a twisting tale that will delight fans of the series and draw in anyone who loves pitch-perfect traditional British crime fiction.
Reissue of Peter Lovesey’s first acclaimed book that started his career nearly 50 years ago
A reissue from the delighful Sergeant Cribb series, set in Victorian London
Bath detective Peter Diamond finds himself at a prestigious wedding that ends in murder…
A classic from the delightful Sergeant Cribb series, set in Victorian London
A classic from the delightful Sergeant Cribb series, set among Victorian London’s spiritualist movement
A twisty collection of short stories from the master of classic crime fiction, Peter Lovesey, one of which stars his most popular creation, Peter Diamond
Will writers really kill to be published?
Peter Diamond returns in the fourth installment of this detective series. A rare stamp is stolen from a museum, only to appear between the pages of a mystery book under…
Encouraged by his daughter, Bob Naylor decides to join his local writing circle. He discovers a collection of wannabe authors with whom he expects to have little in common. But…
Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond is the last detective: a genuine gumshoe, committed to door stopping and deduction rather than fancy computer gadgetry. So when the naked body of a woman…
First published in Great Britain in 1982 by Macmillan London Limited –Title page verso.
Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Peter Lovesey presents acollection of short fiction spanning fifty years, including the firststory he ever published and three brand-new stories.
More than…
Otis Joy is the handsome young rector of St. Bartholomew’s Church in Foxford, England. His bishop has just accused him of embezzling church funds and ordered him to resign. But…
Track and field athletics grew from infancy to adulthood in a fifteen-year period explored in this ground-breaking book. It comprises full results of the championships, annual year lists by performer…
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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…
The cast and crew of a hit British TV show are rumored to be cursed--but are these spooky deaths coincidences or murder? It's up to Bath detective Peter Diamond to…
Peter Diamond tracks a serial executioner targeting couples.
Rudolf Hess was the most closely guarded prisoner in the world. Forty-five years after his capture in Scotland he was still in Spandau Prison. The fear is that the stability…
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…
First published in Great Britain in 1973.
Violent death interrupts a seance; Sergeant Cribb must figure out whose hands were free.
In the seventh Sergeant Cribb Victorian Mystery, only a daring skinny dipper can identify three murderers.
When a photographer’s assistant is poisoned, his employer’s wife is tried for murder. Is she guilty?
50 years of Peter Lovesey mystery –Cover.
A Victorian whodunnit by the award-winning author of the Sgt Cribb mysteries. 12 guests, including The Prince of Wales, gather at Desborough Hall for a shooting party. A vivacious actress…
Bertie, Prince of Wales, is in Paris en route for Cannes in the spring of 1891. One of the attractions of the city is the company of Sarah Bernhardt, and…
