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Diamond Dust (Peter Diamond Mystery) (Paperback)

by Peter Lovesey (Author)
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks; New edition edition (6 Mar 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0751532495
  • ISBN-13: 978-0751532494
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.8 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 521,543 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Lovesey's writing is lucid and succinct, and he is a consumate story-teller.' COLIN DEXTER 'Christie level plotting.' TIME OUT 'Pure joy.' THE SCOTSMAN 'Phone-off-the-hook time.' THE INDEPENDENT


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With another court case over and a local villain banged up for a few years, Detective Inspector Peter Diamond is keen to get his teeth into another case. So when a call comes in that a woman's body has been found in one of Bath's parks he gets himself to the scene in record time, where he is able to identify the victim as his wife and to establish the fact she's been shot. Mad with grief, Diamond eventually concedes he cannot be an unbiased member of the investigation. Keeping himself away from the team becomes all the harder when he suddenly finds himself under suspicion, and when his colleagues find no case against him but appear unwilling to follow up any of his suggestions - did Steph's previous husband have an alibi - Diamond decides that a little independent action is called for. As well as following his theory that a family of local thugs killed Steph to get at him, he is also intrigued by the fact that the wife of another policeman has gone missing. He'd served with the husband in the Met and they revisit the cases they'd worked on together. Between them they unearth many startling possibilities and some unexpected facts, but it is Diamond who ultimately avenges his beloved wife.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good to have Diamond back, 11 April 2003
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This review is from: Diamond Dust (Peter Diamond Mystery) (Hardcover)
An entertaining traditional whodunnit, which stands up well to the others in the series. The plot is pleasingly convoluted and the solution subtly sign-posted. My only criticism is that the characters act and dress far older than their stated ages - people in the 40s may have been like that 20 years ago, but no longer. I was also sorry that Harry the con-man faded away - perhaps we'll meet him again sometime.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Solid diamond tale., 9 Dec 2002
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This review is from: Diamond Dust (Peter Diamond Mystery) (Hardcover)
I do not usually review books, but when I saw this one had only one review of two stars, I felt justice required that the record be set straight. This is not the best book Lovesey has written, but it is solidly written, as are most of his books. As a matter of fact the ending is one of the more pleasing aspects of this mystery. Lovesey also manages not to fall into the trap so many "it's personal" police stories do. While there is genuine grief and anger, the book does not wallow in gloom or melodramatics. However, Lovesey's style/dialog is a bit staid and old-fashioned. It fits Diamond, even if it would sound strange from Rebus or Pascoe. Overall, Diamond Dust does nothing to change Lovesey's status as one of my "second ten" mystery writes. If you are a fan of the British police mystery, you will like this novel.
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2.0 out of 5 stars A rather disappointing crime novel, 29 Aug 2002
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This review is from: Diamond Dust (Peter Diamond Mystery) (Hardcover)
This book is about the murder of Detective Inspector Peter Diamond`s wife. She is shot shortly after the conviction of an organised criminal-a case her husband was involved with.
Police suspicion does fall on DI Diamond, and he decides to carry out his own investigation, to get to the bottom of his wife`s murder, as he feels that the police are getting nowhere. The book was devoted to this one case, and it began to feel rather overly long, as it struggled to hold interest. The book also had a slightly old fashioned feel to it as though it was written some time ago, although it was supposed to be up-to-date. However, this would not have been so bad if the book had a stronger ending. I felt that the ending of the book was very weak, and the solution didn`t really seem a strong enough motive for the murder, especially as some of the lines of enquiry that DI Diamond investigates during the book, could have lead to a more credible reason for the crime.
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