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(b.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.
Genres: Mystery
New Books
Series
Sergeant Cribb
1. Wobble to Death (1970)
2. The Detective Wore Silk Drawers (1971)
3. Abracadaver (1972)
4. Mad Hatter's Holiday (1973)
5. The Tick of Death (1974)
aka Invitation to A Dynamite Party
6. A Case of Spirits (1975)
7. Swing, Swing Together (1976)
8. Waxwork (1978)
1. Wobble to Death (1970)
2. The Detective Wore Silk Drawers (1971)
3. Abracadaver (1972)
4. Mad Hatter's Holiday (1973)
5. The Tick of Death (1974)
aka Invitation to A Dynamite Party
6. A Case of Spirits (1975)
7. Swing, Swing Together (1976)
8. Waxwork (1978)
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
1. Bertie and the Tin Man (1987)
2. Bertie and the Seven Bodies (1990)
3. Bertie and the Crime of Passion (1993)
1. Bertie and the Tin Man (1987)
2. Bertie and the Seven Bodies (1990)
3. Bertie and the Crime of Passion (1993)
Peter Diamond
1. The Last Detective (1991)
2. Diamond Solitaire (1992)
3. The Summons (1995)
4. Bloodhounds (1996)
5. Upon A Dark Night (1997)
6. The Vault (1999)
7. Diamond Dust (2002)
8. The House Sitter (2003)
9. The Secret Hangman (2007)
10. Skeleton Hill (2009)
11. Stagestruck (2011)
12. Cop to Corpse (2012)
13. The Tooth Tattoo (2013)
14. The Stone Wife (2014)
15. Down Among the Dead Men (2015)
16. Another One Goes Tonight (2016)
17. Beau Death (2017)
18. Killing with Confetti (2019)
19. The Finisher (2020)
20. Diamond and the Eye (2021)
21. Showstopper (2022)
Do Not Exceed The Stated Dose (1998)
1. The Last Detective (1991)
2. Diamond Solitaire (1992)
3. The Summons (1995)
4. Bloodhounds (1996)
5. Upon A Dark Night (1997)
6. The Vault (1999)
7. Diamond Dust (2002)
8. The House Sitter (2003)
9. The Secret Hangman (2007)
10. Skeleton Hill (2009)
11. Stagestruck (2011)
12. Cop to Corpse (2012)
13. The Tooth Tattoo (2013)
14. The Stone Wife (2014)
15. Down Among the Dead Men (2015)
16. Another One Goes Tonight (2016)
17. Beau Death (2017)
18. Killing with Confetti (2019)
19. The Finisher (2020)
20. Diamond and the Eye (2021)
21. Showstopper (2022)
Do Not Exceed The Stated Dose (1998)
Novels
Goldengirl (1977) (as by Peter Lear)
Spider Girl (1980) (as by Peter Lear)
The False Inspector Dew (1982)
Keystone (1983)
The Secret Of Spandau (1986) (as by Peter Lear)
Rough Cider (1986)
On the Edge (1989)
aka Dead Gorgeous
The Reaper (2000)
In Suspense (2001)
Spider Girl (1980) (as by Peter Lear)
The False Inspector Dew (1982)
Keystone (1983)
The Secret Of Spandau (1986) (as by Peter Lear)
Rough Cider (1986)
On the Edge (1989)
aka Dead Gorgeous
The Reaper (2000)
In Suspense (2001)
Omnibus
Collections
Butchers (1985)
The Black Cabinet (1989)
The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown (1994)
A Dead Giveaway (1995) (with Clare Curzon, Gillian Linscott, Dorothy Simpson and Margaret Yorke)
The Sedgemoor Strangler (2002)
Murder on the Short List (2008)
Silver Bullets (2019) (with Brendan DuBois, Douglas G Greene, H R F Keating, Jeffrey Marks and Amy Myers)
Reader, I Buried Them & Other Stories (2022)
The Black Cabinet (1989)
The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown (1994)
A Dead Giveaway (1995) (with Clare Curzon, Gillian Linscott, Dorothy Simpson and Margaret Yorke)
The Sedgemoor Strangler (2002)
Murder on the Short List (2008)
Silver Bullets (2019) (with Brendan DuBois, Douglas G Greene, H R F Keating, Jeffrey Marks and Amy Myers)
Reader, I Buried Them & Other Stories (2022)
Series contributed to
Bibliomysteries / Death Sentences
16. Remaindered (2014)
Bookshop Mysteries (omnibus) (2017) (with John Harvey, Laura Lippman, Joyce Carol Oates and Ian Rankin)
16. Remaindered (2014)
Bookshop Mysteries (omnibus) (2017) (with John Harvey, Laura Lippman, Joyce Carol Oates and Ian Rankin)
Black Cat Weekly
47. Black Cat Weekly #47 (2022) (with Christopher B Booth, Hal Charles, Laird Long, Dina Rask, Nisi Shawl, George O Smith and Edgar Wallace)
69. Black Cat Weekly #69 (2022) (with Edwin Balmer, Hal Charles, James A Hearn, James Holding, Phyllis Ann Karr, Murray Leinster, William B MacHarg, Hal Meredith and Margaret St. Clair)
47. Black Cat Weekly #47 (2022) (with Christopher B Booth, Hal Charles, Laird Long, Dina Rask, Nisi Shawl, George O Smith and Edgar Wallace)
69. Black Cat Weekly #69 (2022) (with Edwin Balmer, Hal Charles, James A Hearn, James Holding, Phyllis Ann Karr, Murray Leinster, William B MacHarg, Hal Meredith and Margaret St. Clair)
Anthologies edited
Non fiction
Awards
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Peter Lovesey recommends
The Clark Gable and Carole Lombard Murder Case (1997)
(Jacob Singer, book 13)
George Baxt
"An author of rare ingenuity."
The Ambitious Stepmother (2002)
(Countess Ashby De La Zouche, book 3)
Fidelis Morgan
"I challenge you to open a Fidelis Morgan at any page and not to be grabbed and plunged into a story where the action is non-stop and outrageous. The Countess Ashby de la Zouche books are a joy, written with tremendous energy and flair. It goes without saying that Fidelis has done her history homework, but no one ever made history more fun."
Still Life (2005)
(Chief Inspector Gamache, book 1)
Louise Penny
"What a joy it is to discover a detective like Armand Gamache, strong, calm and charismatic and at work on a good mystery in a believable setting."
A High Mortality of Doves (2016)
(Albert Lincoln, book 1)
Kate Ellis
"Imagine a plot as devious as anything Agatha Christie devised, locate it in a Derbyshire village in 1919 and with writing as close to the pulse as Vera Brittain's Testament of Youth and you will have some idea of the extraordinary power of Kate Ellis's new novel."
Amnesia (2017)
Michael Ridpath
"Highly ingenious and engaging: a mystery within a mystery within a mystery, like one of those Russian dolls. I was gripped. The irony in all this is that Amnesia will lodge in my memory for years to come."
The Marsh King's Daughter (2017)
Karen Dionne
"Totally compelling and different from anything I can remember reading before."
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good (2018)
(Elderly Lady, book 1)
Helene Tursten
"This elderly lady stops at nothing in her desire for a peaceful existence. I ought to feel guilty for enjoying her crimes, but I don't. The stories are written with such persuasive logic and delicious irony that I want the killing to continue indefinitely."
The Syndicate Six Murder (2020)
Geoffrey Osborne
"Wholly original, superbly crafted and told with pace and insight."
Don't Know Tough (2022)
Eli Cranor
"Don't Know Tough really packs a punch. I enjoyed reading between the lines, dreading the trouble Billy was bringing on himself and his fragile life-chances. At the heart of the book is the pull of loyalties - the football team, the family and religion. The characters involved in all the stresses and strains are well drawn and convincing. It's tough reading, but the humanity shines through."
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