The Secret Hangman
Author(s): Peter Lovesey
Bath detective Peter Diamond is having woman trouble. His boss wants him to find the missing daughter of one of her friends. He is not enthusiastic. A woman calling herself his Secret Admirer wants to arrange a date in a pub. He tries ignoring her. And his colleague, sexy Ingeborg Smith, distracts the murder squad from their duties. No one ignores Ingeborg. Then a woman's body is found hanging from a playground swing, with a suspicious second ligature mark around her neck and a very colourful past. As more hangings are discovered, Diamond is certain that a secret hangman is at work in the city ...Peter Lovesey shows why he is the master of the whodunnit in this thrilling tale of mystery, mayhem and murder most foul.
General Information
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- : Little, Brown Book Group
- : Sphere
- : 01 June 2014
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 June 2014
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Peter Lovesey
- : Paperback
- : 320
More About The Product
From the author of the highly popular Peter Diamond series comes this thrilling tale of mystery, mayhem and murder most foul.
When it comes to a classic British puzzle mystery ... Peter Lovesey is your man New York Times Book Review A consummate storyteller Colin Dexter Peter Diamond may be my favourite fictional police detective - perky, dogged and very clever The Scotsman
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.
