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Stagestruck (2011)

by Peter Lovesey(Favorite Author)

3.59 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

156947947X (ISBN13: 9781569479476)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Soho Crime

series

Peter Diamond

review 1: Once again the title of one of Peter Lovesey’s Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond is a double entendre. The title refers to the two main mysteries of this installment in the Bathe detective series. The first one refers to the maiming of the lead to a play at a local theatre. The lead is a famous rock star at the end of her singing career who is trying to make a transition to the stage. On first night it is found that someone has put caustic lye in her make-up, burning her face and forcing her to give way to her understudy.The second mystery is connected to Peter himself. For years, Peter has been unable to enter a theatre without getting a knot in the pit of his stomach and an apprehension that something bad is going to happen to him. For years he has been unab... morele to go to the theatre except when under compulsion. His apprehension of going into this theatre is hampering his investigation.A few days after the diva is burned, the ‘dresser’ who did the diva’s make-up is found having committed suicide at the theatre. She left a suicide note, but something rings false to Diamond. While his staff works to track down clues as to who put the lye in the diva’s make-up, Peter spends time dealing with his personal demon. We know that at some point both mysteries will be cleared-up and once again Lovesey does a fine job in not giving away who it is until the end.Zeb Kantrowitz
review 2: This is a chatty traditional police procedural crime novel. It's a good, but not spectacular, easy read with a satisfying ending. Unlike some British crime fiction there's not a large cast of characters that you need to keep track of when you read the book. There's an interesting side story about DS Diamond's theatre phobia. This is the second DS DIamond book that I have read and I think it's a worthwhile series to follow. less

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