Peter Diamond, the Bath detective brilliant at rooting out murder, is peeved at being diverted to Professional Standards to enquire into a police car accident. Arriving late at the scene, he discovers an extra victim thrown onto an embankment - unconscious and unnoticed. Diamond administers CPR, but no one can say whether the elderly tricyclist will pull through. But why had the man been out in the middle of the night with an urn containing human ashes? Diamond 's suspicions grow after he identifies the accident victim as Ivor Pellegrini, a well-known local eccentric and railway enthusiast. A search of Pellegrini's workshop proves beyond question that he is involved in a series of uninvestigated deaths. While Pellegrini lingers on life support, Diamond wrestles with the appalling possibility that he has saved the life of a serial killer...
Peter Lovesey was born in Middlesex and studied at Hampton Grammar School and Reading University, where he met his wife Jax. He won a competition with his first crime fiction novel, Wobble to Death, and has never looked back, with his numerous books winning and being shortlisted for nearly all the prizes in the international crime writing world. He was Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association and has been presented with Lifetime Achievement awards both in the UK and the US.
Title: Another One Goes Tonight (Peter Diamond Mystery)
Author: Lovesey, Peter
ISBN: 9780751564662
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Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Publication Date: 2017-04-06
Number of Pages: 416
Weight: 2.7919 kg
With his ear for authentic dialogue laced with black humour, Peter Lovesey opens a tale that is at once improbable but totally convincing. It takes a five-star crime writer to pull off that trick Daily Mail 'You're on your own in this game,' Peter Lovesey gives fair warning in Another One Goes Tonight, his latest impeccably constructed mystery featuring the unpredictable but ever-entertaining Detective Peter Diamond of the Bath Constabulary ... For all the witty jabs taken at English eccentricities, this is a classic whodunit New York Times Book Review Edgar-finalist Lovesey's superior 16th whodunit featuring Det.Supt. Peter Diamond offers fair play fans a delightfully clever puzzle that toys with their expectations ... Lovesey taunts readers with extracts from what appears to be a serial killer's diary while building up to an ingenious final reveal that highlights his gift for misdirection Publishers Weekly Lovesey's fans will be overjoyed to watch his series hero, Diamond - smart, obstinate, slyly funny - back in action ... Pacing, dialogue, exposition, backstory - nobody handles them better than Lovesey, who always writes elegantly while spinning a tough-minded police procedural - Booklist Another absorbing, resourceful English procedural from one of the best Kirkus Reviews A series of surprises leads up to a skilful and unexpected solution. Another triumph for the old master Literary Review If you're looking for a perfect summer holiday read, pick up Another One Goes Tonight by Peter Lovesey ... Marvellous misdirection crowns a cunning story, told with gentle humour Morning Star The twists and turns; the multiple plotting that leads Diamond in the end to the right answer is never bullying or inhumane; and it is Lovesey's humanity which makes him the popular - and admired - author he has been for decades CrimeTime Peter Lovesey, where have you been all my life? I just met you in book 16 of your series starring the curmudgeonly Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond ... My bookshelves sag with British authors' series, so how the heck did I miss Peter Lovesey? No more, my friends, no more. What can be more delightful than finding a witty and erudite author with a huge backlist to devour like chocolate ganache bon bons? Bookreporter.com The story is engaging from the very first scene. Lovesey's storytelling is darkly funny, with richly drawn characters, detailed police procedure, brilliant dialogue and impeccable plotting Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Peter Lovesey is a master of the intricately plotted murder mystery ... This is easily one of the best and most entertaining mysteries I've read in a long time Mystery Scene Peter Lovesey writes some of the most interesting and intricately complex mysteries published today, and Another One Goes Tonight is no exception ... An absolute thrill Mysterious Reviews A sound professional approach to crime, with clues readers can ponder, red herrings to lead them astray ... who better to turn to for all this, along with an impeccable style and sly wit, than that consummate professional, Peter Lovesey? Reviewing the Evidence.com Lovesey's prose is so smooth and economic - no wasted words and no dry spots. Just pure reading pleasure. Another One Goes Tonight is a wonderful homage to the puzzle mysteries of the Golden Age, with the added bonus of characters who are fully fleshed out... Long live Peter Lovesey! Deadly Pleasures A hugely enjoyable read with a discursive but ingenious plot in which a whole bunch of inter-related strands are brought together quite splendidly at the end ... This novel is an example of Peter Lovesey at his best Martin Edwards
