The Summons by Peter Lovesey

The Summons by Peter Lovesey

The third detective story in the award-winning Peter Diamond series, from Peter Lovesey. The summons comes at night. Two policemen collect Peter Diamond from his West London flat and drive him to Bath. Once head of the murder squad there, he is now out of touch in his retirement, unaware of an audacious escape from Albany Prison. Four years previously, Diamond headed the investigation of the bizarre murder of a Swedish woman journalist, her mouth stuffed with red roses. Now the convicted murderer is at large and has already kidnapped the daughter of the Assistant Chief Constable. He is demanding that the case be re-examined and he will deal only with Diamond. Winner of the Crime Writers Association Silver Dagger and shortlisted for the Edgar Award.

A masterly surprise. . the best of Lovesey's Diamond novels to date * Sunday Times *
This could be the jewel in Lovesey's crown * Yorkshire Post *

Born in Middlesex In 1936, Peter Lovesey was the author of 43 novels and seven collections of short stories. He is best known for his eight Victorian crime novels featuring Seargent Cribb and his flagship Peter Diamond series, which began with his Antony-award winning novel, The Last Detective, in 1991. Lovesey was the recipient of numerous awards over his lifetime, including the CWA Silver Dagger, multiple Macavity and Antony awards. He was one of a select number of writers to have been awarded both the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Special Edgar and the Crime Writers' Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement. He died in 2025 at the age of 88.

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ISBN 13	9780751553666
ISBN 10	0751553662
Title	The Summons
Author	Peter Lovesey
Series	Peter Diamond Mystery
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group
Year published	2014-01-23
Number of pages	400
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