Peter Diamond Investigation: The Stone Wife (Hardcover)

from fhudnell

This book is part of the Peter Diamond series but it works fine as a standalone. I thought it was an entertaining and competent, if conventional, police procedural with a little added history about Chaucer and Bath. I particularly liked the Diamond character. He is witty and intelligent. I also l...

from cathyskye

Peter Lovesey knows just how to combine a fascinating historical tidbit with an intriguing investigation conducted by one of the best policemen in all of crime fiction. The dialogue and humor sparkle, the characters are individual and memorable, and the plot is a finely tuned race car. Peter Diam...

from DeaconBernie

An unusually light hearted Peter Diamond puts the pieces together with much more help from others than usual although the solution is entirely his. Unusual is the number of loose ends that remain after the end.Still, it is also unusual that someone else is center stage for a significant portion o...

from Eyejaybee

I am surprised that Peter Lovesey's novels featuring Superintendent Peter Diamond haven't found been dramatised for television. After all, the combination of the photogenic city of Bath, the irascible protagonist and the engaging and soundly-constructed plots strikes me as a winning formula, read...

from Eyejaybee

I am surprised that Peter Lovesey's novels featuring Superintendent Peter Diamond haven't found been dramatised for television. After all, the combination of the photogenic city of Bath, the irascible protagonist and the engaging and soundly-constructed plots strikes me as a winning formula, read...