{"title":"Peter Lovesey","description":"Peter Lovesey (1936-2025) was the author of more than forty highly praised mystery novels, including the Peter Diamond investigations and the Sergeant Cribb investigations. He was honored with the two highest awards in mystery fiction, Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and the Cartier Diamond Dagger of the Crime Writers' Association, as well as many other international accolades. He lived in Shrewsbury, England.","products":[{"product_id":"against-the-grain-paperback","title":"Against the Grain - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetective Peter Diamond goes undercover at a seasonal festival in this delightful and bittersweet conclusion to the multi-award-winning series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDetective Peter Diamond, chief of the Avon and Somerset Murder Squad, is taking a short holiday in the country. His former colleague Julie Hargreaves has invited Diamond and his partner, Paloma, to visit the idyllic village of Baskerville (no relation to the Sherlock Holmes story, so he's told). It turns out Julie's invitation was not without ulterior motives. The woman who owns the village's largest dairy farm has been convicted of manslaughter following a terrible accident in her grain silo. Julie's ex-investigator instinct tells her there has been a miscarriage of justice and a murderer is on the loose--but Julie's been keeping secrets of her own, and can't take her inquiry any further. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiamond takes the bait; the case is a fascinating one, and he's quite enjoying his incognito information-gathering, getting to know the villagers as they prepare for their annual Harvest Festival. The deeper into the cow dung Diamond mucks, the more convinced he becomes there was foul play. But maintaining his innocent tourist facade becomes harder as he closes in on his suspects. To protect his alias, he might have to learn how to operate a tractor or drive a herd of wayward cows. He might even be forced to attend a hoedown--not that he'd dance, not even to catch a killer. Or would he? The curmudgeonly detective has plenty to learn about himself as he tries on some new hats: undercover private investigator; village detective; country gentleman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver 30 years and 21 other novels, Peter Lovesey has bewitched his enormous fandom with the wry, stubborn, and fiendishly clever Peter Diamond. Now he brings his Anthony, Macavity, and CWA Dagger-winning series to a close with this delightful and bittersweet final installment.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102568190175,"sku":"9781641297400","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/r8akYnyXgs9781641297400.webp?v=1781083503"},{"product_id":"keystone-paperback","title":"Keystone - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this witty standalone masterpiece set during the golden age of silent cinema, a British vaudeville performer turned movie cop finds himself in a real-life crime story.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1916, and Warwick Easton's traveling show has landed him in California. Out of money and about to return to England, Easton gets lucky when silent movie star and \"King of Comedy\" Mack Sennett offers him a job performing slapstick comedy stunts as a Keystone Cop. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt Keystone Film Studios, he runs into silent-era comedy legends, including Mabel Normand and Roscoe \"Fatty\" Arbuckle, but the laughs turn sour as things quickly start to go awry. Known in his new role only as \"Keystone,\" Easton finds the line between cop and comedian starts to blur, especially when a series of tragedies strikes the studio. The gory death of a stunt actor on a roller coaster seems like an accident, but then a bludgeoned body is discovered in a bungalow and Amber Honeybee, the beautiful but troubled actress Easton has befriended, vanishes. Easton has no choice but to step into the role of a real detective. Does he have what it takes to unravel the mystery in time and save the girl?","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103173677279,"sku":"9781641296441","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ZXc6DjHsNo9781641296441.webp?v=1781090427"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/peter-lovesey.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}