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Peter Diamond Series

22 primary works • 22 total works
Mysteries solved by Peter Diamond, a modern-day police detective in Bath.

Book 1

The Last Detective
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3.81 · 8262 Ratings · 857 Reviews · published 1991 · 55 editions
"I am so excited for you to be at the very beginni…

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    Book 2

    Diamond Solitaire
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    3.87     · 3018 Ratings · 275 Reviews · published 1992 · 44 editions
    The second Peter Diamond investigation

    Fired from t…

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    Book 3

    The Summons
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    4.10     · 2275 Ratings · 180 Reviews · published 1995 · 42 editions
    “ The Summons  is a classic.”  — The Economist

    John…

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    Book 4

    Bloodhounds
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    3.93     · 2425 Ratings · 237 Reviews · published 1996 · 19 editions
    A rare stamp and a corpse are discovered in Bath w…

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    Book 5

    Upon A Dark Night
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    3.99     · 1655 Ratings · 150 Reviews · published 1997 · 41 editions
    “The threads of Peter Lovesey’s new Peter Diamond …

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    Book 6

    The Vault
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    4.01     · 1883 Ratings · 155 Reviews · published 1999 · 9 editions
    “Exquisitely intricate.”  — The New York Times Boo…

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    Book 7

    Diamond Dust
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    4.10     · 1599 Ratings · 138 Reviews · published 2002 · 12 editions
    “Lovesey takes his hero to emotional places he’s n…

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    Book 8

    The House Sitter
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    4.09     · 2068 Ratings · 166 Reviews · published 2003 · 29 editions
    The corpse of a beautiful woman, clad in only a ba…

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    Book 9

    The Secret Hangman
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    3.91     · 2116 Ratings · 144 Reviews · 29 editions
    Widowed Inspector Peter Diamond is being pursued b…

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    Book 10

    Skeleton Hill
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    3.96     · 1964 Ratings · 172 Reviews · published 2009 · 39 editions
    On Lansdown Hill, near Bath, a battle between Roun…

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    Book 11

    Stagestruck
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    3.83     · 1735 Ratings · 190 Reviews · published 2011 · 41 editions
    Pop diva Clarion Calhoun has packed the house with…

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    Book 12

    Cop To Corpse
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    3.87     · 1908 Ratings · 173 Reviews · published 2012 · 32 editions
    PC Harry Trasker is the third policeman in the Bat…

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    Book 13

    The Tooth Tattoo
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    3.93     · 2131 Ratings · 256 Reviews · published 2013 · 33 editions
    Peter Diamond, head of Bath CID, takes a break in …

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    Book 14

    The Stone Wife
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    3.70     · 1688 Ratings · 193 Reviews · published 2014 · 23 editions
    At a Bath auction house, a large slab of carved st…

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    Book 15

    Down Among the Dead Men
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    4.06     · 2073 Ratings · 266 Reviews · published 2015 · 18 editions
    In a Sussex town on the southeast coast of England…

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    Book 16

    Another One Goes Tonight
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    4.06     · 2059 Ratings · 213 Reviews · published 2016 · 15 editions
    In the sixteenth entry of Peter Lovesey s timeless…

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    Book 17

    Beau Death
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    3.91     · 1753 Ratings · 217 Reviews · published 2017 · 16 editions
    Peter Diamond, British detective extraordinaire, m…

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    Book 18

    Killing with Confetti
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    3.98     · 1645 Ratings · 202 Reviews · published 2019 · 13 editions
    Peter Lovesey, MWA Grand Master and titan of the E…

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    Book 19

    The Finisher
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    4.04     · 1707 Ratings · 207 Reviews · published 2020 · 16 editions
    On the 50th anniversary of the publication of his …

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    Book 20

    Diamond and the Eye
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    3.90     · 1252 Ratings · 154 Reviews · published 2021 · 13 editions
    A Bath antiques dealer has disappeared, and detect…

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    Book 21

    Showstopper
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    4.05     · 1326 Ratings · 152 Reviews · published 2022 · 13 editions
    The cast and crew of a hit British TV show is rumo…

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    Book 22

    Against the Grain
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    3.95     · 916 Ratings · 128 Reviews · 10 editions
    Detective Peter Diamond goes undercover at a seaso…

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