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Title: The House Sitter by Peter Lovesey, Steve Hodson ISBN: 0-7540-8416-7 Publisher: Chivers Audio Books Pub. Date: November, 2003 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 10 List Price(USD): $84.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: I Recommend the Peter Diamond series wholeheartedly.
Comment: This book is an excellent addition to the strong Peter Diamond series. For those who like to read British procedurals written by a master of plotting and characterization, I really recommend the Peter Diamond series. He's probably the most likeable and believable detective out there in this genre, and Lovesey displays a craftsmanship in his characterizations that is unequaled. His main character keeps on getting better and better, but in this book we are also introduced to a new one and she is a winner. Her name is Hen (short for Henrietta), and she's a detective from a neighbouring town who Peter collaborates with on a murder case. She's a smart, no-nonsense, cigar-smoking woman who will brook no interference from anyone on any of her cases. The murder occurred in her patch on a beach at a seaside resort, but the victim was a Bath citizen, so Peter is brought in to assist. Somehow the two detectives find a working relationship that is effective and they develop a mutual respect for each other. All the while through this book, Lovesey maintains a tight plotline, but he also has a knack for bringing in very unique puzzles that aren't that easy to figure out. In this book the murder victim found on the beach is a woman who works as a psychological profiler for Special Branch, and Diamond and Hen can't help thinking that her murder is connected somehow to the case she has been called in to consult on. Lovesey keeps the pace going, and the intricate plot is one that certainly kept my interest. We also see a more laid-back and less curmudgeonly Peter Diamond. He has somehow mellowed as he's still been trying to get over the sudden death of his wife, and it's made him even more believable and more likeable.
Rating: 4
Summary: good fun!
Comment: The House Sitter is the first novel I've read by Peter Lovesey, and I now look forward to reading more of his work.
There's no need to go into the plot (it's summed up already at the top of the page), but I should tell you that the writing is engaging enough to be a real page-turner & literary enough to escape the boring realm of genre mystery.
My guesses as to whom the killer might be were totally off, which is exactly what I want from a mystery; the character's(even bit players) had enough charm or creepiness to be more than one-dimensional, and there was just the right amount of humor- allowing the narrative to escape being bogged down by too much death.
Recommended!
Rating: 4
Summary: Fast-moving and clever whodunnit
Comment: Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond is nominally the star of this murder yarn, but it's the clever plot and the crisscrossing story lines that keep the reader engrossed. Briefly, we have an attractive psychologist, who happens to be a police profiler, strangled while at a heavily populated public beach. It turns out she was profiling a murderer, dubbed the "Mariner," who taunts authorities by announcing his victims in advance and leaving about passages from Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner." So Diamond and his colleagues are involved in unraveling two murders simultaneously. The novel moves right along to an exciting conclusion and should keep the reader guessing until the last few pages. The writing is literate and unobtrusive.
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Title: Diamond Dust by Peter Lovesey ISBN: 1569473226 Publisher: Soho Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Playing with Fire : A Novel of Suspense (ROBINSON, PETER) by Peter Robinson ISBN: 006019877X Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 20 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: The Vault by Peter Lovesey ISBN: 1569472564 Publisher: Soho Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Reaper by Peter Lovesey ISBN: 1569473080 Publisher: Soho Press Pub. Date: 30 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Now May You Weep: A Novel by Deborah Crombie ISBN: 0060525231 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 07 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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