| Description |
372 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
And the band played on -- Sweet and low -- Lady Luck -- Reader, I buried them -- Angela's alterations -- The Bitter truth -- Ghosted -- The Homicidal hat -- Oracle of the dead -- Formidophobia -- The Deadliest tale of all -- Gaslighting -- A Three pie problem -- Remaindered -- Agony column -- The Bathroom -- The Tale of three tubs -- A Monologue for mystery lovers -- A Peter Lovesey checklist. |
| Summary |
"More than fifty years ago, Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Peter Lovesey published a short story in an anthology. That short story caught the eye of the great Ruth Rendell, whose praise ignited Lovesey's lifelong passion for short form crime fiction. On the occasion of his hundredth short story, Peter Lovesey has assembled this devilishly clever collection, fifteen yarns of mystery, melancholy, and mischief, inhabiting such deadly settings as a theater, a monastery, and the book publishing industry. The collection includes that first story that launched his story-writing career as well as three new stories exclusive to this volume. In addition, Lovesey fans will delight in a personal essay by the author about the historical inspirations for his creation--and in an appearance by the irascible Bath detective Peter Diamond, who has, in the author's words, "bulldozed his way" into this collection"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
Detective and mystery fiction.
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Short stories.
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| ISBN |
9781641293617 (hardcover) |
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1641293616 (hardcover) |
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