Peter Lovesey

“The Summons is a classic.” —The Economist John Mountjoy has escaped from prison and kidnapped the chief constable’s daughter. The only person he’ll parley with is Detective Peter Diamond, who arrested him four years earlier for the murder of a... Lire la suite

"Ingenious . . . Lovers of good music and a good mystery should not miss this delightful tale." —Washington Post Book World Peter Diamond, head of the Criminal Investigation Division in scenic Bath, England, is investigating the murder of a young... Lire la suite

Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond is confronted with a crime that comes too close to home. His beloved wife has been killed, apparently just the most recent victim in a series of murders of police spouses. Despite his superior's orders to leave... Lire la suite

The beloved Sergeant Cribb series by Peter Lovesey The spiritualist movement has captivated a segment of Victorian London: manifestations, the occult, and 'sensitives' are in vogue. Unfortunately, those ready to believe are vunerable to fraud. When... Lire la suite

The third book in the Sergeant Cribb series, from Peter Lovesey. A practical joker is haunting the popular music halls of Victorian London - but far from being funny, his intentions are deeply sinister. A trapeze artist misses her timing when the... Lire la suite

The fourteenth Peter Diamond case has the eminent detective in pursuit of a murderer after a theft at an auction house goes wrong. Just as the bidding gets exciting in a Bath auction house, three armed men stage a hold-up and attempt to steal Lot... Lire la suite

A Mystery Writers of America “100 Best Mysteries of All Time” Crime fiction master Peter Lovesey’s debut mystery introduces Victorian detective Sergeant Cribb as he investigates a speed-walking race turned deadly. “An outstanding period piece with... Lire la suite

The sixth mystery book in the award-winning Peter Diamond series, from Peter Lovesey. When a severed hand from the vault of Bath Abbey Churchyard arrives on Peter Diamond's desk, he is delighted to hear that, far from being a medieval relic, it is... Lire la suite

Previously titled On the Edge, this is Peter Lovesey's classic crime thriller set in the immediate post-war years. Rose and Antonia had a good war. As WAAF plotters, they had all the excitement and independence of a difficult and dangerous job, and... Lire la suite

A dark, delicious standalone, from award-winning Peter Lovesey. Otis Joy is a very good vicar - he attracts record-breaking congregations, is admired and respected by all, and the village of Foxford is delighted to have him. What the citizens of... Lire la suite

The very first Peter Diamond mystery, and Anthony Award winning novel, from the superb Peter Lovesey. A woman's naked body is found floating in the weeds of a lake near Bath, by an elderly woman walking her Siamese cats. No-one comes forward to... Lire la suite

The corpse of a beautiful woman, clad in only a bathing suit, is found strangled to death on a popular Sussex beach. When she is finally identified, it turns out she was a top profiler for the National Crime Faculty, who was working on the case of a... Lire la suite

“Lovesey goes from strength to strength. A really entertaining extravaganza, judged to a nicety.” —The Times London, 1884: A series of bomb blasts in public places is causing mayhem throughout the city. Even Scotland Yard’s CID office becomes a... Lire la suite

Scotland Yard’s Sergeant Cribb faces the strangest case of his career in this historical mystery set in Victorian England, hailed as “Lovesey’s best yet” (H.R.F. Keating, The Times). “A creative, courageous and gifted writer.” —Louise Penny Brighton... Lire la suite

“Absolutely riveting . . . A masterpiece. I defy anyone to foresee the outcome.”—Ruth Rendell The year is 1921. A passionate affair between voracious romance reader Alma Webster and her dentist, Walter Baranov, has led to his wife’s murder. The... Lire la suite