Skeleton Hill by Peter Lovesey - ISBN: 9780751543315
Paperback
Ancient bones, fresh corpse, puzzling clues on Lansdown Hill.

Skeleton Hill

Detective Peter Diamond Book 10

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    1 February 2011

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Summary

Battle and burial are built into the history of Lansdown Hill, so it is no great shock when part of a skeleton is unearthed there. But Peter Diamond, Bath s Head of CID, can t ignore the fresh corpse found close to the folly known as Beckford s Tower. The hill becomes the setting for one of the most puzzling cases he has investigated, involving golf, horseracing, Civil War re-enactment and the Cyrillic alphabet.

Inevitably, Diamond butts heads with the group of vigilantes who call the…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780751543315
ISBN-10:0751543314
Author:Peter Lovesey
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Sphere
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:1 February 2011
Weight:280g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 26mm
Series:Peter Diamond Mystery
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Good solid traditional detection…Highly enjoyable - Literary Review

Lovesey is famous for the fine craftsmanship of his cunning plots, along with a gentle wit and a clear eye for human foibles, and his 10th book in the Diamond series is a perfect showcase for all those skills - Morning Star

Customary wit and gentle humour that mystery lovers have come to expect from the British master of the genre - Boston Globe

Diamond is a classic - New York Times

About The Author

Peter Lovesey

Peter Lovesey’s novels and short stories have won him awards all over the world, including the Gold, Silver and Cartier Diamond Daggers of the Crime Writers’ Association, of which he was Chairman in 1991-2. He also recently won the CWA Short Story Dagger. He lives in Chichester.

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