Lovesey does it again with another clever story featuring large, lovable copper
Peter Diamond, who has been unemployed for two years as the result of a scathing
verbal outburst aimed at his superiors in the Bath CID. Reduced to working in
a supermarket, he yearns wistfully for life on the beat. Nonetheless, he's
surprised when the Bath CID calls him out of "retirement" to help with
a sensitive and difficult case. A murderer named Mountjoy, whom Diamond sent up
four years earlier, has escaped from prison and taken the daughter of Bath CID's
assistant chief constable as his hostage. Diamond demands--and gets - an office,
swank hotel accommodations, and the help of a smart, attractive young policewoman
to help track Mountjoy and get the hostage released safely. Intrepid, eccentric,
prickly, and unorthodox, Diamond triumphs brilliantly and impresses the cops
enough to win his old job back. Lovesey provides a riveting and ingenious plot,
clever characterizations, and splendid humor, plus--best of all--the unparalleled
Peter Diamond. Rates a definite thumbs-up! Emily Melton

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