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Skeleton Hill (2009)

by Peter Lovesey(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1569475989 (ISBN13: 9781569475980)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Soho Crime

series

Peter Diamond

review 1: Another great read by Peter Lovesey. Skelton Hill tells the story of Lansdown Hill near Bath where the battle of Roundheads and Cavaliers took place over 350 years ago. During a reenactment of the battle, the body of a female, minus the head, is discovered in a hole created by a fallen tree and Peter Diamond heads up the investigation team. One of the discoverer of the body is later murdered and Peter is now faced with two murders to solve. A group called the Lansdown Society keeps tabs on the area and Peter finds out that his supervisor is a member. The plot is extremely intricate and involves a famous racehorse that disappeared. Only the great Diamond has initiative and intelligence enough to solve this case and he does so with his usual tenacity and... more wit.
review 2: If you've read and liked any of the Peter Diamond series you'll love Skeleton Hill. The protaganist, Chief Inspector Peter Diamond, may be older, overweight and lacking any computer or cell phone skills but he sure has honed his crime-solving abilities. Diamond's a straight forward, no nonsense copper. The reader will feel like part of the investigative team in this fast-paced police procedural. If you like British mysteries you won't be dissapointed with any of the Peter Lovesey books. less

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