The House Sitter by Peter Lovesey - ISBN: 9780751553611
Paperback
Sun, sea, and secrets: A psychologist’s murder hides a dark truth.

The House Sitter

Detective Peter Diamond Book 8

$26.38

  • Paperback

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    10 June 2014

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Summary

Shortlisted for the Barry Award.

At first everyone presumes that the woman behind the windbreak is asleep. It is only when the tide comes in, lapping at her feet, that the horrific crime is discovered.

The woman is identified as Emma Tysoe, top psychologist and criminal profiler. Bath detective Peter Diamond and DCI Hen Millen are desperate for answers: why was she sun-bathing alone so far from home? Where is the murder weapon? What happened to the man who fou…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780751553611
ISBN-10:0751553611
Author:Peter Lovesey
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Sphere
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:10 June 2014
Weight:290g
Dimensions:196mm x 127mm x 26mm
Series:Peter Diamond Mystery
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Critics Review

No-one has done this kind of thing better since Dorothy L. Sayers … A must for crime buffs.

The writing is as smooth as polished steel, and the small touches that reveal character, especially the memorable Hen, approach genius. This is Lovesey at his best - Publishers Weekly

Brusque Diamond and plain-speaking Mallin make an engaging team, and few, if any, can top Lovesey in not only creating believable red herrings and plot twists but whetting an appetite for reading the English classics - Kirkus Reviews

No-one has done this kind of thing better since Dorothy L. Sayers … A must for crime buffs - Mail on Sunday

About The Author

Peter Lovesey

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.

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