Reviews
Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement Recipient Mystery Writers of America 2018 Grandmaster Praise for Upon a Dark Night "The threads of Peter Lovesey's new Peter Diamond mystery, Upon a Dark Night , twist up so neatly they make a perfect hangman's noose--another triumph of plotting from this master of the classic puzzle form." --Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review "Lovesey is . . . master of the traditional crime novel." -- Publishers Weekly , Starred Review "The characters are complex and well-drawn, the plot intricate but credible, the story well-told and the puzzles neatly tied up by the end." -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "An extraordinary combination of classic puzzle with a contemporary police procedural; an immensely satisfying work by one of Britain's foremost mystery novelists." -- Houston Chronicle "Lovesey's latest Peter Diamond novel offers everything a fan of classic detective fiction could want." -- Booklist Praise for The Peter Diamond series "Peter Diamond is impatient, belligerent, cunning, insightful, foul, laugh-out-loud funny . . . A superb series." --Louise Penny "I'm jealous of everyone discovering Lovesey and Diamond for the first time--you have a wonderful backlist to catch up on. Me, all I can do is wait for the next book." --Sara Paretsky "What'll it be today? A knotty puzzle mystery? A fast-paced police procedural? Something more high-toned, with a bit of wit? With the British author Peter Lovesey, there's no need to make those agonizing decisions, because his books have it all." --The New York Times Book Review "Mr. Lovesey's narrative is swift, but he takes time out for local color and abundant humor, the latter springing from the book's quirky characters . . . Lovesey is a wizard at mixing character-driven comedy with realistic-to-grim suspense. And in a writing career spanning four decades, he has created a stylish and varied body of work." -- The Wall Street Journal "Next to Jane Austen, Peter Lovesey is the writer the tourist board of Bath, England, extols most proudly . . . The enduring draw of the Peter Diamond books derives both from the beguiling Bath cityscape and the brusque character of Diamond himself." --NPR, Praise for Upon a Dark Night "The threads of Peter Lovesey's new Peter Diamond mystery, Upon a Dark Night , twist up so neatly they make a perfect hangman's noose--another triumph of plotting from this master of the classic puzzle form." --Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review "Lovesey is . . . master of the traditional crime novel." -- Publishers Weekly , Starred Review "The characters are complex and well-drawn, the plot intricate but credible, the story well-told and the puzzles neatly tied up by the end." -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "An extraordinary combination of classic puzzle with a contemporary police procedural; an immensely satisfying work by one of Britain's foremost mystery novelists." -- Houston Chronicle "Lovesey's latest Peter Diamond novel offers everything a fan of classic detective fiction could want." -- Booklist
