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Praise for the Peter Diamond series:
“Witty.... A perfectly realized murder mystery.” ——The Wall Street Journal
“Thickly textured, amusing, unpredictably mixing puzzle and procedural.... One of the best.” ——Los Angeles Times Peter Lovesey is the author of more than thirty highly praised mystery novels and has been awarded the CWA Gold and Silver Daggers and the Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement, as well as many US honors. He lives in West Sussex, England.
“Lovesey proves he has few peers as a crafter of contemporary fair-play whodunits.” ——Publishers Weekly, Starred Review “History, humor, inspired clues, maniacal twists and a paean to the beauty of the Bath countryside. Lovesey, who’s won every prize going, deserves another for Diamond’s tenth. “ ——Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review “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.” ——Toronto Globe and Mail
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“A bravura performance from a veteran showman.” ——The New York Times Book Review
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Lovesey eter Diamond, head of the Criminal Investigation Division in scenic Bath, England, is investigating the murder of a young woman whose body has been found in the canal. The only clue to her identity is a tattoo of a music note on one of her teeth. For Diamond, who wouldn’t know a Stradivarius from a French horn, the investigation is his most demanding ever—not least because budget cuts mean if Diamond’s team don’t distinguish themselves, their jobs will be on the line.
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Meanwhile, strange things are happening to concert violist Mel Farran, who finds himself scouted by a very elite classical quartet—one whose previous violist disappeared without a trace. Despite the mystery shrouding the group, the chance to join is too good to pass up, and Mel finds himself in a cushy residency at Bath Spa University with the quartet— and embroiled in the unusually musical murder investigation. As the story unfolds in fugue-like counterpoint, Peter and Mel both learn frightening secrets about fandom and about what it takes to survive in the cutthroat world of professional musicians.