Peter Lovesey
Books
25
Avg Rating
3.9
Years Active
1972-2026
About
Peter Lovesey is a celebrated British crime writer, renowned for his engrossing detective novels. Born in 1936, he launched his writing career with "Wobble to Death" in 1970, which won the Macmillan Fiction Competition. Lovesey is best known for his meticulously plotted mystery series featuring Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond, set in Bath, England, and the Sergeant Cribb series adapted for television. Over his prolific career, he has garnered numerous accolades, including the Cartier Diamond Dagger and the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. His work combines clever whodunits with rich historical and modern settings, captivating readers worldwide.
Books (25)
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Diamond Dust
4.10•Mystery
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The Finisher
4.04•Mystery
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The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
3.98•Thriller
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Skeleton Hill
3.93•Mystery
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The Circle
3.62•Mystery
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The Headhunters
3.68•Mystery
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The Secret Hangman
3.90•Mystery
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Beau Death
3.90•Mystery
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Diamond and the Eye
3.90•Mystery
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The False Inspector Dew
3.96•Historical Mystery
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Upon A Dark Night
3.98•Mystery
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Bertie And The Tinman
3.49•Historical Mystery
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Down Among the Dead Men
4.04•Mystery
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Bertie and the Crime of Passion
3.66•Mystery
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The Vault
4.00•Mystery
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The House Sitter
4.06•Mystery
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Diamond Solitaire
3.86•Mystery
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The Stone Wife
3.68•Mystery
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Waxwork
3.89•Mystery
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Showstopper
4.05•Mystery
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Abracadaver
3.49•Historical Mystery
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The Tooth Tattoo
3.93•Music
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Cop to Corpse
3.85•Mystery
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Against the Grain
3.95•Mystery
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Killing with Confetti
3.96•Mystery
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