On the Edge3 reviews Peter Lovesey Soho Crime, 2002 Twists and Turns + pretty good suspense I was looking for a new English mystery novelist to read and this exceeded my expectations. It is not a mystery where you try to figure out "who did it?" at the end, but all through the book there a twists and turns and you are never sure what the outcome will be until you actually finish the ...             Last Detective/Diamond Solitaire Peter Lovesey TIME WARNER PAPERBAC, 2006             Diamond Dust8 reviews Peter Lovesey Soho Crime, 2003 A sparkling introduction (for me) to Lovesy + Have enjoyed the entire series! + A cracker of a Book! + Best yet             The Verdict of Us All; Stories by the Detection Club for H.R.F. Keating Peter Lovesey; P.D. James; Colin Dexter Crippen & Landru Publishers, 2006 Members of London s famed Detection Club have joined together to honor one of their own H.R.F. Keating, historian of the genre, winner of the Gold Dagger (for best novel) and the Diamond Dagger (for Lifetime Achievement), and creator of one of the greatest fictional sleuths, Inspector Ganesh Ghote. The Detection Club was founded in 1930 by Anthony Berkeley. Its first Honorary President was ...             Upon a Dark Night (Peter Diamond Mystery)8 reviews Peter Lovesey Soho Crime, 2005 fantastic Diamond police procedural + Have enjoyed the entire series! + Fun Read--4+ stars + Cleanly written police procedural. + One of my favorites             Waxwork1 review Peter Lovesey Penguin (Non-Classics), 1980 As Perfect a Little Whodunit as it Gets Reading this book was bittersweet. The book is a wonderful little mystery, and it has the minimalist plot that we come to expect from Lovesey. The sad part was that this is the last book in the Cribb/Thackery Series. I don't know why Mr. Lovesey stopped this series with this book. It really ...             The Secret Hangman13 reviews Peter Lovesey Soho Crime, 2007 exciting Diamond English police procedural + Well written, interesting story + Diamond is hot on the trail of a serial killer + Great British Whodunit + Best Diamond Yet             Abracadaver (A Red Badge Novel of Suspense)1 review Peter Lovesey Dodd Mead, 1972 A Nice Little Victorian Mystery I love the characters in Lovesey's books! Thackery is a gem. You can just see him walking along in his bowler hat and black suit. This book goes into the life in the music halls that were popular in the Victorian era. Lovesey has a great sense of period, and that's what makes his books so ...             Bloodhounds (Soho Crime)9 reviews Peter Lovesey Soho Crime, 2004 No one writing today does locked room mysteries as good as P + Have enjoyed the entire series! + Bloodhounds + Not Really as good as the previous in the series.             Mad Hatter's Holiday2 reviews Peter Lovesey Penguin (Non-Classics), 1981 Murder in Brighton Beach in 1882 + Quaint and quirky Lovesey is a wonderful author. This book starts out slow, but the first 1/3 is the best description of holidaying in Brighton in the latter part of the 19th century that I've ever read. Then when Cribb and Thackery are called in to solve a grisly murder, the book becomes a cracking whodunit. The ...             The Detective Wore Silk Drawers (Sergeant Cribb Mystery)1 review Peter Lovesey Harpercollins, 1989 Unique Subject - Interesting Times I am very glad to have found Peter Lovesey. This is the second book in his Victorian series starring Sergeant Cribb and the long suffering Constable Thackery. Mr. Lovesey recreates the Victorian atmosphere very accurately. And this is a new form of English cozy crime. Mr. Lovesey seems to want ...             Goldengirl1 review Peter Lovesey Severn House Publishers, 2002 Super Reader A man sets out to prove his genetic theories. He believes that he can make a superior human being. So, he sets about proving it with one particular young woman. His goal is to make her win an unheard of number of track and field medals at the Olympic Games. Genetics aside, she still suffers from ...             Diamond Solitaire5 reviews Peter Lovesey Soho Crime, 2002 I Love Peter Diamond. + Have enjoyed the entire series! + Diamond Solitaire is a gem! + An entertaining and indulging detective story.             The Circle (Soho Crime)5 reviews Peter Lovesey Soho Crime, 2006 excellent police procedural + The Circle + 4.5 stars for the cigar-smoking Hen + Another author who deserves all the awards he's won. + Good book, slightly marred by POV switch in the middle             Dead Gorgeous Peter Lovesey Time Warner Paperbacks, 2002 1916. England is at war, and the Morland family is in the thick of it, with two men already in France and three more soon to go. Tragedy strikes Morland Place when Jessie's husband Ned is reported missing on the Western Front. His father launches a desperate bid to find him, but the rest of the family fears the worst. In London, Violet is cocooned from the war by her love affair with the ...             The Sedgemoor Strangler1 review Peter Lovesey Thorndike Press, 2003 Great for trip entertainment The local barmaid at the Jellied Eel finds herself in a romance with a dashing rich man, who just may be a serial killer. This is a deft and gripping mystery by Peter Lovesey, and very nicely read by Barbara Rosenblat. There are enough twists and clues in this story to keep you engrossed and ...             Bertie And the Crime of Passion (Felony & Mayhem Mysteries) (Prince of Wales Mystery) Peter Lovesey Felony & Mayhem, 2007 Bertie (the future King Edward VII) has a princely appetite for tasty morsels of all kinds. With glorious food and glamorous women equally appealing, it's not surprising that he visits Paris every year, with a modest retinue of some 30 faithful servants. The year 1889, however, marks his most eventful trip. First, he is he introduced to the can-can - that deliciously vulgar new sensation in ...             The Vault10 reviews Peter Lovesey Soho Crime, 2001 Mostly Fine, But Ending Slightly Weak! + Solid Effort + A Solid Entry in the Peter Diamond Series. For me, just about any Brit mystery/ procedural is worthwhile, and I was not disappointed here. The story's many subplots may not always fit perfectly together, but they add historic and bibliophile interest. When a hand is delivered in a pizza box to the Bath police murder squad, it is determined ...             Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose1 review Peter Lovesey TIME WARNER PAPERBAC, 1999 Perfect bite-size entertainment I don't read short stories that frequently, but this collection was a real pleasure. Each story is tightly written, with well-drawn characters and a crafty plot. Best of all is the evil cackle in the author's voice which comes through loud and clear in each and every story.             The Summons4 reviews Peter Lovesey Soho Crime, 2004 Lovesey delivers again + Have enjoyed the entire series! + Peter Diamond is Back. Peter Lovesey delivers his usual: great plotting mixed with sly humor and engaging dialogue. If you haven't yet read this master mystery author, start here or with any of his books. You won't be disappointed.