{"id":10778,"date":"2015-10-09T12:36:46","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T16:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/?p=10778"},"modified":"2015-10-09T12:46:17","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T16:46:17","slug":"peter-diamond-the-last-detective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/2015\/10\/peter-diamond-the-last-detective.html","title":{"rendered":"Peter Diamond, the Last Detective"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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\nI have been laid low with a nasty bug for just about a full two weeks.<\/p>\n

The small glimmer of light during that time were the Peter Diamond British police procedural mysteries by Peter Lovesey. And I want to say thank you.<\/p>\n

According to the Wikipedia article on Lovesey his \u201cnovels and stories fall into the category of entertaining puzzlers in the \u2018Golden Age\u2019 tradition of mystery writing.\u201d I would say more, they are classic mysteries, intricately plotted, with the most tantalizing red herrings, and always a satisfying ending.<\/p>\n

I admit he did almost lose me with his seventh entry, Diamond Dust, where I feel he violated the unwritten contract between author and the reader of this type of story. But, it also opened new avenues for his principal character, so\u2026<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for a good read and don\u2019t know the Peter Diamond series, you are welcome for the introduction. Not only a great procedural, like many novels of this sort, the setting in the city and environs of Bath takes on life as a character just as important as any of the humans involved. Speaking of which, the most minor of characters are full drawn and compelling.<\/p>\n

An absolute delight whether you\u2019re laid low with a bug, or just want a lovely hour or so in an evening.<\/p>\n

The series begins with the Last Detective<\/a>. (Not to be confused with the television series or the novel by Robert Crais\u2026)<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n