Skeleton Hill by Peter Lovesey audiobook

Skeleton Hill

By Peter Lovesey
Read by Simon Prebble

Blackstone Publishing, Blackstone Publishing

The Peter Diamond Series: Book 10

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • ISBN: 9781609988364

  • ISBN: 9780792766889

Runtime: 11.13 Hours
Category: Fiction/Mystery & Detective
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

On Lansdown Hill, near Bath, England, a battle between Roundheads and Cavaliers that took place over 350 years ago is annually reenacted. Two of the reenactors discover a skeleton that is female, headless, and only about twenty years old. One of them, a professor who played a Cavalier, is later found murdered. In the course of his investigation, Peter Diamond butts heads with the group of vigilantes who call themselves the Lansdown Society, discovering in the process that his boss Georgina is a member. She resolves to sideline Diamond, but matters don't pan out in accordance with her plans.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Peter Lovesey is the real deal. A top master of the police procedural British subgenre, he’s an ace at spinning out teasingly slow plot revelations…crisp prose and humane characterizations.” Seattle Times
“His voice works well at blending the story’s intense moments, such as the shooting of a colleague, into the quieter aspects of English life.” AudioFile
“Thanks to Lovesey’s nonpareil deftness, however, Diamond ultimately prevails over murder past and present. History, humor, inspired clues, maniacal twists, and a paean to the beauty of the Bath countryside. Lovesey, who’s won every prize going, deserves another for Diamond’s tenth.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“[Lovesey] has no peer in presenting a traditional mystery with all the clues hiding in plain sight.” Publishers Weekly (starred review), praise for the series

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Author

Author Bio: Peter Lovesey

Author Bio: Peter Lovesey

Peter Lovesey (1936–2025) wrote more than thirty highly praised mystery novels, including the Peter Diamond mysteries, the Sergeant Cribb historical mysteries, and the Bertie Prince of Wales novels. His book have won the British Crime Writers’ Association Silver and Gold Dagger awards, the Cartier Diamond Dagger, the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere, the Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement, and the Strand Magazine Lifetime Achievement Award. In the United States, his books won an Anthony Award, a Macavity Award, and the Ellery Queen Readers Award, among others. He was named a Grand Master of the Swedish Academy of Detection and a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master.

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Details

Details

Available Formats : CD, Library CD
Category: Fiction/Mystery & Detective
Runtime: 11.13
Audience: Adult
Language: English