Skeleton Hill (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series) - Hardcover

Lovesey, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410422313 ISBN 13: 9781410422316

Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2010

Synopsis

Detective Diamond and a historian uncover a skeleton at an English Civil War reenactment and, while investigating the case, Diamond must handle snags such as the historian's murder and a local vigilante group's interference.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Lovesey began writing mysteries in 1970 and has won the British Crime Writers' Association Silver and Gold Daggers as well as the Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement. In the United States, he has received Edgar and Dilys nominations, an Anthony Award and a Macavity Award, and the Ellery Queen Reader's Award. He lives near Chichester in West Sussex, England.

Simon Prebble, a veteran British narrator and performer, has enjoyed a varied career from Shakespeare to soap opera. One of AudioFile's Golden Voices, he has recorded hundreds of audiobooks, and his performances have received critical acclaim both in the U.S. and the UK.

From Publishers Weekly:

Silver Dagger Award–winner Lovesey's 10th Peter Diamond investigation (after 2007's The Secret Hangman) may offer a less intricate plot and more procedural work than usual, but Diamond remains one of the most realistic and human of fictional sleuths. During a recreation of an English Civil War battle outside Bath, Rupert Hope, an academic who's playing a cavalier, and another participant discover a human femur. Presented with this minor puzzle, the police eventually unearth the entire skeleton, minus the skull. After someone bludgeons Hope to death, Diamond wonders whether Hope's murder and the headless skeleton are connected, and his team redoubles their efforts to identify it. A zipper found near the skeleton may point to a link with London's Russian community. While some readers will anticipate the solution with little trouble, sharp prose and characterization make this another winner in this enduring series. (Sept.)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1410422313
• ISBN 13: 9781410422316
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 609