Upon A Dark Night: 5 (Peter Diamond Mystery)

Upon A Dark Night: 5 (Peter Diamond Mystery)

by PeterLovesey (Author)

Synopsis

Peter Diamond, the traditionalist dinosaur of Bath CID, finds the low murder rate in the city a touch frustrating, so he decides to check whether a couple of suicides which his colleague is investigating have been accurately classified. On the outskirts of the city a woman is found unconscious in a hospital car park, but when she recovers she can't remember who she is or how she came to be there. Soon after she is released into the care of the local authority, Diamond has a 'proper' case to get his teeth into when a woman's body is found in the garden of a flat after a somewhat drunken party. None of the other guests knew her and it is not clear whether she slipped, jumped or was pushed, and with no clue as to her identity Diamond has a puzzle to satisfy his quirky talents. In a mystery of stunning complexity, Peter Lovesey amply demonstrates his gifts as the grand master of the contemporary whodunnit.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Sphere
Published: 21 May 1998

ISBN 10: 075152025X
ISBN 13: 9780751520255
Book Overview: * Joint ad campaign with DO NOT EXCEED THE STATED DOSE in CRIMETIME and A SHOT IN THE DARK * Author PR to include media interviews and bookshop events * Review coverage

Media Reviews
Entertaining all the way. TLS Lovesey creates the ambience of Bath with all his customary skill... and the plotting has the satisfyingly complex structure. CRIME TIME It's masterfully plotted stuff, and distinguished by Lovesay's array of neatly sketched characters and his deft handling of amnesia. OBSERVER Mr Lovesey never lets you down. IRISH INDEPENDENT
Author Bio
Peter Lovesey's Victorian police series featuring Sergeant Cribb brought him immediate success and acclaim. Since then he has won the CWA Gold Dagger with THE FALSE INSPECTOR DEW and the Silver Dagger twice (for THE SUMMONS and BLOODHOUNDS).