A humorous mystery from a master mystery writer

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	• The Reaper Peter Lovesey Soho Crime, 2002 - 368 pages average customer review:based on 13 reviews view larger image
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Such a pleasant murderer

I've read a dozen or so Peter Lovesey crime novels and never know quite what to expect from one book to another. In one book he may tell the story backwards, as in "Waxwork." In another, people "wobble" to death. In this book, "The Reaper," a nice young rector in a cozy English village is cadging funds from the church and has to kill people to cover it up. First off is the bishop, found at the bottom of a quarry, an apparent suicide. It gets worse.

The villagers are cozy, for certain, but a disparate lot, mostly of women who are much taken by the handsome rector. The atmosphere is one of church services, bake sales, council meetings, etc. with a little murder mixed in to hold the reader's attention. What is fun is that we, the readers, know who is doing all the killing. What we don't know is whether or not the rector will get away with it. He's very clever in covering his tracks, but is there some flaw, some crack in his perfection that will do him in? One almost hopes not.

The book is funny, pleasant and kept me reading well into the night. I would recommend Peter Lovesey books to any reader of crime fiction.

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A great read for one and all

I can only say that THE REAPER is a great fun thriller full of parallels and comedy.And I must mention "OJ" but read the book and you will see what I mean. Great characters and fun cheering for the wrong team. Peter's books are all brilliant and easy reads, you fall in love with his characters also, won't be able to guess what happens next. Many Turns and twists, plots and subplots as well as a giggle on every page. What more can you ask for when reading? I started this book at 8am and finished it at 8pm the same day, only stopping when my eyes needed a rest. In my opinion is a great book. ENJOY and thanks to Peter once again, I highly recommend BLOODHOUNDS

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Lovesey comic crime novel

Peter Lovesey writes great British crime novels, always with some sense of humor. His best is "The False Inspector Dew", but "The Reaper" is a close second. A popular vicar who loves his job becomes a killer in order to keep it. That's not a "spoiler" - you learn that in the first few pages. Lovesey's novel tells in straight-faced fashion how the vicar deals with potential threats to his social position. A related plot involves a woman dissatisfied with her marriage and very attracted to the vicar.

This is a well written, amusing and captivating story. Lovesey is almost always good, and he is in superb form here.

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A humorous mystery from a master mystery writer

Peter Lovesey breaks new ground with this tongue-in-cheek mystery tale. It's suspenseful, full of delicious humor -- and a surprise ending, of course.

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A dark, delicious tale of a popular village cleric who has no conscience.

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