- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown & Company; First Edition edition (10 Dec 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0316903256
- ISBN-13: 978-0316903257
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,008,407 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Following on from the book "The Last Detective", ex-CID and difficult to work with Peter Diamond is sacked from his latest job as a security guard at Harrods. Doggedly he turns his sleuthing skills to unravelling the mystery of a little Japanese girl abandoned in London.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
First Sentence: An alert shattered the silence in Harrods, a piercing, continuous note.
Ex-CID Peter Diamond missed seeing a small Japanese girl hiding in the furniture department of Harrods, resulting in his being fired. He can't forget the girl, particularly after finding out she doesn't speak, is being labeled autistic and no one has claimed her.
Japan's top sumo wrestler offers unlimited funds to Diamond for finding the girl's family, but she is kidnapped by a woman, later found murdered. Diamond is committed to finding the girl's family and learning why is so important to someone.
As relevant today as when it was written, Lovesey presents a depressing, but realistic analysis of the pharmaceutical industrial.
Peter Diamond is great character. A big, fat man with a soft heart who is self-effacing, loves his very understanding wife, is dogged in pursuit of his case and tough as a diamond when he needs to be.
The story was completely engrossing in spite of a couple small bumps. There was an error of equating a derby with a trilby hat (very different styles) and a major premise that was a bit questionable. However, the sense of place, dialogue, suspense and action were very good.
I am delighted to know many more Diamond books await me.
DIAMOND SOLITAIRE (Unl. Inv.- Peter Diamond-England/NYC/China-Cont) - VG
Lovesey, Peter - 2nd in series
Mysterious Press, 1992, US Hardcover - ISBN: 0892965355
Ex-CID Peter Diamond missed seeing a small Japanese girl hiding in the furniture department of Harrods, resulting in his being fired. He can't forget the girl, particularly after finding out she doesn't speak, is being labeled autistic and no one has claimed her.
Japan's top sumo wrestler offers unlimited funds to Diamond for finding the girl's family, but she is kidnapped by a woman, later found murdered. Diamond is committed to finding the girl's family and learning why is so important to someone.
As relevant today as when it was written, Lovesey presents a depressing, but realistic analysis of the pharmaceutical industrial.
Peter Diamond is great character. A big, fat man with a soft heart who is self-effacing, loves his very understanding wife, is dogged in pursuit of his case and tough as a diamond when he needs to be.
The story was completely engrossing in spite of a couple small bumps. There was an error of equating a derby with a trilby hat (very different styles) and a major premise that was a bit questionable. However, the sense of place, dialogue, suspense and action were very good.
I am delighted to know many more Diamond books await me.
DIAMOND SOLITAIRE (Unl. Inv.- Peter Diamond-England/NYC/China-Cont) - VG
Lovesey, Peter - 2nd in series
Mysterious Press, 1992, US Hardcover - ISBN: 0892965355
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Peter Diamond is working as a security guard at Harrods in London when a small Japanese girl sparks a security alert when she is discovered hiding in the furniture department. Diamond gets the sack and the girl is taken into care because her parents cannot be traced. That should be the end of Diamond's involvement in the story but he is puzzled by the fact that no one has come forward to claim her and that she doesn't speak. He manages to talk his way into the special school where she is being cared for - it is thought she is Autistic - and starts to build a tenuous relationship with the girl.
What follows is a fast paced story involving a trip to New York and an equally sudden trip to Japan as Diamond follows Naomi - as she has been named - when she is snatched by a Japanese lady following a TV appearance. There are some memorable characters including the silent Naomi and a Sumo wrestler. I thought the relationship between Diamond and Naomi was very well done and extremely touching. Diamond of course was just how he was when he was in the police force - tenacious and curious and definitely not taking no for an answer but also very charming when he wants to be.
This is a well written story not quite in the usual vein of police procedurals with a very complicated plot which few readers will unravel before the exciting conclusion. I recommend it.
What follows is a fast paced story involving a trip to New York and an equally sudden trip to Japan as Diamond follows Naomi - as she has been named - when she is snatched by a Japanese lady following a TV appearance. There are some memorable characters including the silent Naomi and a Sumo wrestler. I thought the relationship between Diamond and Naomi was very well done and extremely touching. Diamond of course was just how he was when he was in the police force - tenacious and curious and definitely not taking no for an answer but also very charming when he wants to be.
This is a well written story not quite in the usual vein of police procedurals with a very complicated plot which few readers will unravel before the exciting conclusion. I recommend it.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Diamond is (if you'll excuse the pun) a gem. Like Dalziel, he is a very human detective, flawed and often short-tempered, but the books are a real pleasure and should appeal to anyone who enjoys Reginald Hill, Charlie Pawson or Ian Robinson.
I assume that the one-star reviewer intended to be more generous, since his review is actually very positive!
I assume that the one-star reviewer intended to be more generous, since his review is actually very positive!
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