The Last Detective
detective peter diamond book 1
$34.06
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
27 January 2014
Summary
The Last Detective: Unearthing Truth in Bath’s Shadows
A woman’s naked body surfaces in a tranquil lake near Bath, discovered by an elderly woman and her Siamese cats. The victim is unidentified, the murder weapon elusive, but Superintendent Peter Diamond is on the case. He’s a true detective, relying on old-fashioned methods of deduction and legwork.
As Diamond navigates treacherous office politics and a gallery of peculiar suspects, he ventures out alone, challenging even …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751553680 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0751553689 |
| Series: | Peter Diamond Mystery |
| Author: | Peter Lovesey |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 27 January 2014 |
| Weight: | 291g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 128mm x 26mm |
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A brilliant performance - Times Literary Supplement
A terrific job - The TimesMr Lovesey maintains a wonderful tone throughout … A comedy of bad manners, full of oddball characters and wacky events develops into a perfectly realised murder mystery whose skilful misdirection never oversteps the bounds of fair play - The Wall St JournalA bravura performance from a veteran showman: slyly paced, marbled with surprise and, in the end, strangely affecting - New York Times Book ReviewAbout The Author
Peter Lovesey
Peter Lovesey was born in Middlesex and studied at Hampton Grammar School and Reading University, where he met his wife Jax. He won a competition with his first crime fiction novel, Wobble to Death, and has never looked back, with his numerous books winning and being shortlisted for nearly all the prizes in the international crime writing world. He was Chairman of the Crime Writers’ Association and has been presented with Lifetime Achievement awards both in the UK and the US.
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