Simon Prebble
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"The corpse of a beautiful woman, clad only in a bathing suit, is found on a popular Sussex beach. When she is finally identified, it turns out she was a criminal profiler who had been working on the case of a serial killer. And though she was a Bath resident, the authorities don't want Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond to investigate her murder. Why not?"--
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Peter Diamond mysteries volume 14
Inspector Peter Diamond investigations volume 14
Peter Diamond mystery volume 14
Inspector Peter Diamond investigations volume 14
Peter Diamond mystery volume 14
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When a competitive-bidding war for a rare carved stone is interrupted by three masked men who kill the highest bidder, Peter Diamond and his team investigate the carving's mystical origins while Ingeborg goes undercover to learn about the murder weapon.
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On Lansdown Hill near Bath, where a battle between Roundheads and Cavaliers that took place over 350 years ago is reenacted annually, two of the reenactors discover a skeleton that is female, headless, and only about twenty years old. One of them is later found murdered. In the course of his investigation, Peter Diamond butts heads with a group of vigilantes who call themselves the Lansdown Society, discovering in the process that his boss is a member....
4) The summons
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"Good stuff ... Breezy, British, and as comfy as a Cotswold cottage."-"The New York Times Book Review."
"Written with energy and style, a masterly performance."-"Rocky Mountain News."
John Mountjoy has escaped from prison and taken a hostage, and the only person he'll talk to is Detective Peter Diamond, who arrested him four years earlier for the murder of a young journalist. Diamond must follow a cold trail to find another killer and clear Mountjoy's...
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Peter Diamond, still traumatized by the murder of his wife, finds himself again at odds with his superior, Assistant Chief Constable Georgina Dallymore, when his investigation into the separate hangings of a woman and her one-time partner suggests that both were murdered, contrary to the ACC's belief that they were victims of a murder-suicide.