Peter Diamond Mystery #10: Skeleton Hill

Peter Diamond Mystery #10: Skeleton Hill
Peter Lovesey
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 352pg
23 Dec 2010 UK
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9780751543315
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Battle and burial are built into the history of Lansdown Hill, so it is no great shock when part of a skeleton is unearthed there. But Peter Diamond, Bath's Head of CID, can't ignore the fresh corpse found close to the folly known as Beckford's Tower. The hill becomes the setting for one of the most puzzling cases he has investigated, involving golf, horseracing, Civil War re-enactment and the Cyrillic alphabet. Inevitably, Diamond butts heads with the group of vigilantes who call themselves the Lansdown Society, discovering in the process that his boss Georgina is a member. She resolves to sideline Diamond by sending him to Bristol and handing the skeleton investigation to his deputy, Keith Halliwell. Fortunately matters don't pan out as Georgina plans'

#01: Last Detective, The
#02: Diamond Solitaire
#03: Summons, The
#04: Bloodhounds
#05: Upon A Dark Night
#06: Vault, The
#07: Diamond Dust
#08: House Sitter, The
#09: Secret Hangman, The
#10: Skeleton Hill
#11: Stagestruck
#12: Cop to Corpse
#13: Tooth Tattoo, The
#14: Stone Wife, The
#15: Down Among the Dead Men
#16: Another One Goes Tonight
#17: Beau Death
#18: Killing with Confetti
#19: Finisher, The
#20: Diamond and the Eye
#21: Showstopper

Good solid traditional detection...Highly enjoyable Literary Review Lovesey is famous for the fine craftsmanship of his cunning plots, along with a gentle wit and a clear eye for human foibles, and his 10th book in the Diamond series is a perfect showcase for all those skills Morning Star Customary wit and gentle humour that mystery lovers have come to expect from the British master of the genre Boston Globe Diamond is a classic New York Times
Peter Lovesey's novels and short stories have won him awards all over the world, including the Gold, Silver and Cartier Diamond Daggers of the Crime Writers' Association, of which he was Chairman in 1991-2. He also recently won the CWA Short Story Dagger. He lives in Chichester.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780751543315
Published: 23 Dec 2010
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Sphere
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 352
Dewey: 823.914

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