Peter Loveseyis the author of more than thirty highly praised mystery novels. He has been awarded the CWA Gold and Silver Daggers, the Cartier Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement, the Strand Magazine Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Macavity, Barry, and Anthony Awards, and many other honors. He lives in West Sussex, England.
Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger for Lifetime
Achievement Recipient
Mystery Writers of America 2018 Grandmaster
Praise for Stagestruck
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
"A brilliantly conceived and smartly executed mystery set in the
hallowed Theater Royal of Bath . . . As always, the plot's the
thing with Lovesey, and the solution to the mystery of Clarion's
disfigurement, while arrived at fair and square, is stunning. But
the story also has genuine depth and dimension."
-The New York Times Book Review
"Mr. Lovesey's narrative is swift, but he takes time out for local
color and abundant humor, the latter springing from the book's
quirky characters . . . Lovesey is a wizard at mixing
character-driven comedy with realistic-to-grim suspense. And in a
writing career spanning four decades, he has created a stylish and
varied body of work . . . That Mr. Lovesey would make a midcareer
transition from period fiction to contemporary police
investigations is just as surprising as one of the sudden mood
shifts in any of his idiosyncratic works-and just as
satisfying."
-The Wall Street Journal
"Lovesey, as always, uses his wit like a whip and whirls through
the theatre scene like a scourge. Bodies drop, clues appear, and
it's all done with the master's perfect touches, including witty
dialogue, smart plotting and superior characters. Definitely one of
Lovesey's best."
-The Globe and Mail
"Superb . . . Once again, Lovesey proves he has few peers as a
crafter of contemporary fair-play whodunits."
-Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"From that start, Lovesey has grown a series combining fair-play
puzzle themes with eccentric players, situations that demonstrate
the clash between Britain's past and present, and much humor mined
from Diamond's frustration in dealing with subordinates who are
less old-fashioned in their ways of crime-solving . . . Lovesey has
shown himself to be a master of mystery-making and misdirection,
with the prizes to prove it. Stagestruck earns him more
kudos for effectively deploying an ensemble cast, particularly
journalist-turned-detective Ingeborg Smith."
-Kirkus Reviews
"In top-notch, Simon Brett manner (see the Charles Paris series),
Lovesey serves up threatrical superstitions, rituals, and diehard
rivalries as Diamond overcomes his own phobia about being backstage
in a theater to find the killer. Vivid and fun."
-Booklist
Praise for Peter Lovesey
"Peter Diamond is impatient, belligerent, cunning, insightful,
foul, laugh-out-loud funny . . . A superb series."
-Louise Penny
"I'm jealous of everyone discovering Lovesey and Diamond for the
first time-you have a wonderful backlist to catch up on. Me, all I
can do is wait for the next book."
-Sara Paretsky
"What'll it be today? A knotty puzzle mystery? A fast-paced police
procedural? Something more high-toned, with a bit of wit? With the
British author Peter Lovesey, there's no need to make those
agonizing decisions, because his books have it all."
-The New York Times Book Review
"Mr. Lovesey's narrative is swift, but he takes time out for local
color and abundant humor, the latter springing from the book's
quirky characters . . . Lovesey is a wizard at mixing
character-driven comedy with realistic-to-grim suspense. And in a
writing career spanning four decades, he has created a stylish and
varied body of work."
-The Wall Street Journal
"Next to Jane Austen, Peter Lovesey is the writer the tourist board
of Bath, England, extols most proudly . . . The enduring draw of
the Peter Diamond books derives both from the beguiling Bath
cityscape and the brusque character of Diamond himself."
-NPR
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