Killing with Confetti (Peter Diamond Mystery) - Hardcover

Lovesey, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0751577499 ISBN 13: 9780751577495

Publisher: Sphere, 2019

Synopsis

As a New Year begins in Bath, Ben Brace proposes to his long-term girlfriend, Caroline. The problem is that she's the daughter of notorious crime baron, Joe Irving, who is coming to the end of a prison sentence. And Ben's father George is Bath's Deputy Chief Constable. But mothers and sons are a formidable force: a wedding in the Abbey and reception in the Roman Baths are set in place before the career-obsessed DCC can step in.

Peter Diamond, Bath's head of CID, is appalled to be put in charge of security on the day. Ordered to be discreet, he packs a gun and a guest list in his best suit and must somehow cope with potential killers, gang rivals, warring parents, bossy photographers and straying bridesmaids. The laid-back Joe Irving seems oblivious to the danger he is in from rival gang-leaders, while Brace can't wait for the day to end. Will the photo-session be a literal shoot? Will Joe Irving's speech as father of the bride be his last words? Can Diamond pull off a miracle, avert a tragedy and send the happy couple on their honeymoon?

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Review:

A case that has all the ingredients of a first-rate mystery. Peter Lovesey rarely puts a foot wrong (Daily Mail)

Lovesey spins a tricksy plot with dark humour and red herrings galore (Peterborough Evening Telegraph)

Fun is something guaranteed by the name Peter Lovesey on a book cover...plenty of twists and misdirections (Morning Star)

'Lovesey moves from one dexterously nested puzzle to the next with all the confidence of a magician' (Kirkus Reviews)

'There's plenty of suspense here - action too - all told in Lovesey's effortlessly elegant manner' (Booklist)

Mr Lovesey has been writing his Peter Diamond series for nearly three decades, and it's a pleasure to note no discernible flagging of energy in author or detective (Wall Street Journal)

'One of Lovesey's cleverest . . . full of his trademark wry humour' (Publisher's Weekly)

'If you like your police procedurals intriguing, solid and well-written, Lovesey's your man' (Weekend Sport)

'This is a mystery story complete with clues and red herrings; it is also a crash course in 18th-century manners.
All very enjoyable'

(Literary Review)

'You won't want to put it down' (Peterborough Evening Telegraph)

Book Description:

Bath detective Peter Diamond finds himself at a prestigious wedding that ends in murder...

About this edition

• Publisher: Sphere
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0751577499
• ISBN 13: 9780751577495
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320